Show HN: Tailspin – A Log File Highlighter https://ift.tt/MI47Oo1

Show HN: Tailspin – A Log File Highlighter There are multiple programs for working with log files, both inside and outside of the terminal. These tools are feature rich and functional and offer lots of control to the user. However, a lot of the time I found myself just opening raw log files in `less`. I enjoy the simplicity of quickly skimming through the logs, but it was difficult when the wall of text was in one color. For this reason, I created a command line tool called `tailspin` (the name is a take on the `tail` command) that did one thing: highlighting of log files. It is configurable, but requires no setup. It defaults to opening up a file in `less`, but can also work with stdin and stdout. https://ift.tt/c5jIOFB November 1, 2023 at 11:24PM