logcolor

logcolor, or lc in short, is a very basic log viewer with colors. It works in command line and supplies elementary features to view log files. It is easy to setup and customize.

Features

• Colorize matched texts in the log input
• Works with pipe operator |
• Line numbering
• Easy usage
• No prerequisites

Installation

Download or clone repo and enter into root folder:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make # or make install to system-wide using

Usage

Log file with default colors

foo@bar:~$ lc -f file.log

Pipe operator as input

foo@bar:~$ cat /var/log/syslog | lc

Adding line number

foo@bar:~$ lc -l -f file.log

Filter results into last n lines

foo@bar:~$ lc -n 300 -f file.log # last 300 lines

License

logcolor is an open source software licensed under MIT. See the LICENSE file for more