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tspin - A log file highlighter

tspin [OPTION]... [FILE|FOLDER]...

tailspin is a command line tool that highlights log files.

-f, --follow

Follow (tail) the contents of the file. Always true if opening a folder or using the --follow-command flag.

-e, --start-at-end

Start at the end of the file. Always true if opening a folder.

-p, --print

Print the output to stdout instead of viewing the contents in the pager less. Always true if using stdin.

--config-path CONFIG_PATH

Specify the path to a custom configuration file. Defaults to XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tailspin/config.toml or ~/.config/tailspin/config.toml if not set.

-c, --listen-command COMMAND

Continuously listen to the stdout of the provided command. The command traps the interrupt signal to allow for cancelling and resuming follow mode while inside less.

--words-[red|green|yellow|blue|magenta|cyan]

Highlight the provided comma separated words in the desired color.

--enable=[HIGHLIGHT_GROUP]

Disable all highlighting groups except the ones specified. Comma separated list of groups. Cannot be used with --disable=[HIGHLIGHT_GROUP].

--disable=[HIGHLIGHT_GROUP]

Disable the specified highlighting groups. Comma separated list of groups. Cannot be used with --enable=[HIGHLIGHT_GROUP].

--no-builtin-keywords

Disables the highlighting of all builtin keyword groups (booleans, severity and REST).

less(1), tail(1)

Ben Sadeh (github.com/bensadeh/tailspin)

Released under the MIT License

2024-10-12 tailspin 4.0.0