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shournal

Fully automatic shell command and file usage logger

System & Monitoring linux C++ GPL-3.0

Description

shournal logs shell commands and the files they use, fully automatically. It can snapshot executed scripts and provides a searchable history of what commands were run and which files were read or written, making it invaluable for auditing and reproducibility.

When to use this tool

Good fit when
  • You need to audit shell command usage
  • You want to track file access patterns
Avoid when
  • You only need basic shell history

AI Summary

Automatic shell command and file usage logger for auditing and reproducibility

Capabilities

  • + Automatically log shell commands
  • + Track which files commands read and write
  • + Snapshot executed scripts
  • + Searchable command history

Use When

  • You need to audit shell command usage
  • You want to track file access patterns

Avoid When

  • x You only need basic shell history
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