How to colorize your logs with CCZE

How to colorize your logs with CCZEHow to colorize your logs with CCZE
Tyler Tyler (285)
Total time: 2 minutes 
Updated: June 24th, 2016

If you spend a lot of time staring at log files, you might want to consider installing CCZE. CCZE is a tool that color highlights your log files making them much easier to read.

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Red Hat/Centos

yum install ccze

Debian/Ubuntu

apt-get install ccze

Mac (using Homebrew)

brew install ccze
UsageUsage
tail -f -n 100 /var/log/syslog | ccze

If you use this frequently, you might consider adding a tailc function to your shell rc file.

tailc () { tail $@ | ccze -A }

Then use tailc just as you would tail.

tailc -F -n 50 /var/log/somelog.log

How to colorize your logs with CCZE

How to colorize your logs with CCZEHow to colorize your logs with CCZE
Tyler Tyler (285)
Total time: 2 minutes 
Updated: June 24th, 2016

If you spend a lot of time staring at log files, you might want to consider installing CCZE. CCZE is a tool that color highlights your log files making them much easier to read.

Posted in these interests:

linux
PRIMARY
41 guides

Red Hat/Centos

yum install ccze

Debian/Ubuntu

apt-get install ccze

Mac (using Homebrew)

brew install ccze
UsageUsage
tail -f -n 100 /var/log/syslog | ccze

If you use this frequently, you might consider adding a tailc function to your shell rc file.

tailc () { tail $@ | ccze -A }

Then use tailc just as you would tail.

tailc -F -n 50 /var/log/somelog.log

How to colorize your logs with CCZE

How to colorize your logs with CCZEHow to colorize your logs with CCZE
Tyler Tyler (285)
Total time: 2 minutes 
Updated: June 24th, 2016

If you spend a lot of time staring at log files, you might want to consider installing CCZE. CCZE is a tool that color highlights your log files making them much easier to read.

Posted in these interests:

linux
PRIMARY
41 guides

Red Hat/Centos

yum install ccze

Debian/Ubuntu

apt-get install ccze

Mac (using Homebrew)

brew install ccze
UsageUsage
tail -f -n 100 /var/log/syslog | ccze

If you use this frequently, you might consider adding a tailc function to your shell rc file.

tailc () { tail $@ | ccze -A }

Then use tailc just as you would tail.

tailc -F -n 50 /var/log/somelog.log

How to colorize your logs with CCZE

How to colorize your logs with CCZEHow to colorize your logs with CCZE
Tyler Tyler (285)
Total time: 2 minutes 
Updated: June 24th, 2016

If you spend a lot of time staring at log files, you might want to consider installing CCZE. CCZE is a tool that color highlights your log files making them much easier to read.

Posted in these interests:

linux
PRIMARY
41 guides

How to colorize your logs with CCZE

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Total time: 2 minutes 
Updated: June 24th, 2016
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Red Hat/Centos

yum install ccze

Debian/Ubuntu

apt-get install ccze

Mac (using Homebrew)

brew install ccze
UsageUsage
tail -f -n 100 /var/log/syslog | ccze

If you use this frequently, you might consider adding a tailc function to your shell rc file.

tailc () { tail $@ | ccze -A }

Then use tailc just as you would tail.

tailc -F -n 50 /var/log/somelog.log

Red Hat/Centos

yum install ccze

Debian/Ubuntu

apt-get install ccze

Mac (using Homebrew)

brew install ccze

Red Hat/Centos

yum install ccze

Debian/Ubuntu

apt-get install ccze

Mac (using Homebrew)

brew install ccze

Installation

UsageUsage
tail -f -n 100 /var/log/syslog | ccze
UsageUsage
tail -f -n 100 /var/log/syslog | ccze

Usage

If you use this frequently, you might consider adding a tailc function to your shell rc file.

tailc () { tail $@ | ccze -A }

Then use tailc just as you would tail.

tailc -F -n 50 /var/log/somelog.log

If you use this frequently, you might consider adding a tailc function to your shell rc file.

tailc () { tail $@ | ccze -A }

Then use tailc just as you would tail.

tailc -F -n 50 /var/log/somelog.log

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