Command-line tool

lnav

brew/lnav

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id tstack.lnav -e
scoop install lnav

macOS

brew install lnav

Linux

brew install lnav

View logs of a program, specifying log files, directories, or URLs

lnav path/to/log_or_directory

View logs of a specific remote host (SSH passwordless login required)

lnav ssh user@host1.example.com:/var/log/syslog.log

Validate the format of log files against the configuration and report any errors

lnav -C path/to/log_directory

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