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[](https://travis-ci.org/tstack/lnav)
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_This is the source repository for **lnav**, visit [http://lnav.org](http://lnav.org) for a high level overview._
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LNAV -- The Logfile Navigator
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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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* bz2 - The bzip2 compression library.
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Installation
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------------
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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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__Run ```./autogen.sh``` before running any of the above commands when
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compiling from a cloned repository.__
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Using
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-----
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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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Screenshot
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----------
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The following screenshot shows a syslog file. Log lines are displayed with
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highlights. Errors are red and warnings are yellow.
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[](http://tstack.github.io/lnav/lnav-syslog.png)
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See Also
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--------
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The lnav website can be found at:
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> [http://lnav.org](http://lnav.org)
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