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LNAV
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The log file navigator, lnav, is an enhanced log file viewer that
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takes advantage of any semantic information that can be gleaned from
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the files being viewed, such as timestamps and log levels. Using this
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extra semantic information, lnav can do things like interleaving
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messages from different files, generate histograms of messages over
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time, and providing hotkeys for navigating through the file. It is
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hoped that these features will allow the user to quickly and
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efficiently zero in on problems.
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PREREQUISITES
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Lnav requires the following software packages:
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libpcre - The Perl Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library.
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sqlite - The SQLite database engine.
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ncurses - The ncurses text UI library.
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readline - The readline line editing library.
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zlib - The zlib compression library.
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2011-07-21 03:16:47 +00:00
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bz2 - The bzip2 compression library.
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2013-09-10 16:42:30 +00:00
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openssl - The OpenSSL cryptographic library. (Only the hash
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functions from this library are used.)
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2010-02-24 04:35:52 +00:00
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INSTALLATION
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Lnav follows the usual GNU style for configuring and installing software:
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$ ./configure
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$ make
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$ sudo make install
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USING
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The only file installed is the executable, "lnav". You can execute it
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with no arguments to view the default set of files:
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$ lnav
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You can view all the syslog messages by running:
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$ lnav /var/log/messages*
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SEE ALSO
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Lnav website:
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2011-06-11 20:23:16 +00:00
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http://lnav.org
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