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An advanced log file viewer for the small-scale
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<p>Watch and analyze your log files from a terminal.</p>

<p>No server. No setup. Still featureful.</p>
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<dt>In Your Terminal</dt>
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Many logging tools, like Splunk, provide great features but are optimized for
large-scale deployments.  They require installing and configuring servers
before they can be effectively used.  There is still a need for a robust log
file analyzer for the terminal.
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<dt>Easy to Use</dt>
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Just point lnav to a directory and it will take care of the rest.  File formats
are automatically detected and compressed files are unpacked on the fly.
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<dt>Improved Presentation</dt>
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Log files are a wealth of information, lnav can help highlight the parts that
are important and filter out the noise.
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