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![Screenshot of lnav](/assets/images/lnav-front-page.png){:
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<div id="top-description">
A log file viewer for the terminal
</div>
<div id="intro">
<p>Merge, tail, search, filter, and query log files with ease.</p>
<p>No server. No setup. Still featureful.</p>
<div id="playground-box">
<h4>Try it out:</h4>
<code>
<span class="prompt">$</span>
<a href="ssh://playground@demo.lnav.org">ssh playground@demo.lnav.org</a>
</code>
</div>
</div>
<div class="dlrow">
<dl>
<dt>In Your Terminal</dt>
<dd>
Many logging tools, like Splunk, provide great features but are optimized for
large-scale deployments. They require installing and configuring servers
before they can be effectively used. There is still a need for a robust log
file analyzer for the terminal.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Easy to Use</dt>
<dd>
Just point lnav to a directory and it will take care of the rest. File formats
are automatically detected and compressed files are unpacked on the fly.
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Improved Presentation</dt>
<dd>
Log files are a wealth of information, lnav can help highlight the parts that
are important and filter out the noise.
</dd>
</dl>
</div>