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.. _cli:
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Command Line Interface
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======================
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There are two command-line interfaces provided by **lnav**, one for viewing
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files and one for managing **lnav**'s configuration. The file viewing mode is
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the default and is all that most people will need. The management mode can
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be useful for those that are developing log file formats and is activated by
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passing the :option:`-m` option as the first argument.
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File Viewing Mode
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-----------------
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The following options can be used when starting **lnav**. There are not
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many flags because the majority of the functionality is accessed using
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the :option:`-c` option to execute :ref:`commands<commands>` or
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:ref:`SQL queries<sql-ext>`.
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Options
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^^^^^^^
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.. option:: -h
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Print these command-line options and exit.
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.. option:: -H
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Start lnav and switch to the help view.
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.. option:: -C
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Check the given files against the configuration, report any errors, and
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exit. This option can be helpful for validating that a log format is
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well-formed.
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.. option:: -c <command>
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Execute the given lnav command, SQL query, or lnav script. The
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argument must be prefixed with the character used to enter the prompt
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to distinguish between the different types (i.e. ':', ';', '|').
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This option can be given multiple times.
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.. option:: -f <path>
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Execute the given command file. This option can be given multiple times.
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.. option:: -I <path>
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Add a configuration directory.
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.. option:: -i
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Install the format files in the :file:`.lnav/formats/` directory.
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Individual files will be installed in the :file:`installed`
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directory and git repositories will be cloned with a directory
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name based on their repository URI.
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.. option:: -u
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Update formats installed from git repositories.
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.. option:: -d <path>
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Write debug messages to the given file.
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.. option:: -n
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Run without the curses UI (headless mode).
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.. option:: -N
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Do not open the default syslog file if no files are given.
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.. option:: -r
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Recursively load files from the given base directories.
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.. option:: -t
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Prepend timestamps to the lines of data being read in on the standard input.
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.. option:: -w <path>
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Write the contents of the standard input to this file.
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.. option:: -V
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Print the version of lnav.
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.. option:: -q
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Do not print the log messages after executing all of the commands.
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Management Mode (v0.10.2+)
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--------------------------
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Options
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^^^^^^^
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.. option:: -m
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Switch to management mode. This must be the first option passed on the
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command-line.
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Subcommands
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^^^^^^^^^^^
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.. option:: regex101 import <regex101-url> <format-name> [<regex-name>]
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Convert a regex101.com entry into a skeleton log format file.
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.. option:: format <format-name> regex <regex-name> push
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Push a log format regular expression to regex101.com .
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.. option:: format <format-name> regex <regex-name> pull
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Pull changes to a regex that was previously pushed to regex101.com .
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Environment Variables
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.. envvar:: XDG_CONFIG_HOME
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If this variable is set, lnav will use this directory to store its
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configuration in a sub-directory named :file:`lnav`.
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.. envvar:: HOME
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If :envvar:`XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is not set, lnav will use this directory
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to store its configuration in a sub-directory named :file:`.lnav`.
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.. envvar:: APPDATA
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On Windows, lnav will use this directory instead of HOME
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to store its configuration in a sub-directory named :file:`.lnav`.
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.. envvar:: TZ
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The timezone setting is used in some log formats to convert UTC timestamps
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to the local timezone.
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Examples
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--------
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To load and follow the system syslog file:
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.. prompt:: bash
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lnav
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To load all of the files in :file:`/var/log`:
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.. prompt:: bash
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lnav /var/log
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To watch the output of make with timestamps prepended:
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.. prompt:: bash
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make 2>&1 | lnav -t
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