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The Logfile Navigator
An advanced and colorful log file viewer with TUI interface
Description
The Logfile Navigator (lnav) is an advanced and colorful log file viewer with a TUI interface. It supports automatic log format detection, real-time updates, and SQL queries against log data. It can merge multiple log files and present a unified view.
AI Summary
An advanced log file viewer with automatic format detection, SQL queries, and real-time monitoring.
Capabilities
- + Automatic log format detection
- + Merge and view multiple log files simultaneously
- + SQL queries against log data
- + Real-time log file monitoring
- + Syntax highlighting and color coding
- + Timeline and histogram views
Use When
- → You need to analyze log files interactively
- → You want to query logs with SQL
- → You need to merge and correlate multiple log files
Avoid When
- x You need centralized log aggregation
- x You only need simple tail -f functionality