On linux I generally use less to peruse the log, it works OK up until a gig or so, then it's painfully slow.
Anne Ramey E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties only by an authorized State Official. From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Nicky Madjarov Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:22 PM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: Log size and server performance (Log file editor) ** Unix has very convenien <split> command, if you split the log in chunks of 50 MB you can look into them with vi or some other editor. Regards, Nicky Madjarov phone: 973-202-4278 Find out how to bust your AR System performance @ http://www.SpeedUpARS.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Mansur, Joanne<mailto:j.man...@neu.edu> Newsgroups: public.remedy.arsystem.general To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG<mailto:arslist@ARSLIST.ORG> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 10:10 AM Subject: Re: Log size and server performance (Log file editor) ** I use textpad - the only way I've found to open up some of the bigger files. Joanne Mansur Client Systems Analyst Northeastern University (617) 373-3295 (office) (617) 373-5985 (fax) j.man...@neu.edu<mailto:j.man...@neu.edu> From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of Martinez, Marcelo A Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 10:08 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: [ARSLIST] Log size and server performance (Log file editor) ** I've been using notepad for the longest and believe my eyes now can move independently of each other. I am now using a utility called WinVi which is freeware and comes in 4 different languages and packs a list of features. this is much better than the old notepad. http://www.winvi.de/en/ I'd also be interested in what others are using. From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:arsl...@arslist.org] On Behalf Of John Sundberg Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 8:59 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: Log size and server performance ** Speaking of logs -- what do people use to read them? Does anybody use splunk -- do you like it -- does it help? -John _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _attend WWRUG10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug10 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
