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Help

The following provides a brief help guide for the core operations within LogViewer.

Opening a file

Either use the File->Open menu item or drag and drop a file onto the list

Search

  • Enter the search term/pattern in the toolbar text box
  • Select the Search Type from the drop down
  • If you want the search to be performed on the lines currently displayed then ensure the Cumulative button is checked. If the button is not checked then the entire file will be searched, any existing search terms will also be removed
  • Next click the Search button (magnify glass icon)

Search Types

There are four different search types available:

  • Sub String Case Insensitive (Default)
  • Sub String Case Sensitive
  • Regex Case Insensitive
  • Regex Case Sensitive

Search Terms

By using the Cumulative search facility, there can be multiple search terms. Each of the terms can be enabled/disabled individually. The search terms can be accessed via the list context menu. When the Search Terms window is displayed, check or uncheck the search terms required, upon exiting the display will be refreshed.

Multi-String Search

To search for multiple strings in one search, use the Tools->Multi-String Search menu. Select the search type, then use the import button to import the search patterns. Any previous search results are cleared when using the multi-string search.

Highlight Line Colour

The search match highlight colour can be modified via the list context menu (Search->Colour->Match). The colour is persisted to the configuration file.

Context Line Colour

If the Show context lines option is enabled, then the context line colour can be modified via the list context menu (Search->Colour->Context). The colour is persisted to the configuration file.

Filtering

There are two modes for filtering; hide matched and show matched. Filtering and filter clearing is accessed via the list context menu.

  • Show matched: Hides all lines where there is not a search match; therefore only show the matched lines
  • Hide matched: Hides the lines that matched the search; therefore only show the lines that don't match

Export

The export functionality exports all lines within the current view or the selected lines. There is a maximum limit of 10000 lines. This functionality is accessed via the list content menu.

Copy Line

The selected line's contents can be copied to the clipboard via the list context menu. There is a maximum limit of 10000 lines

Context Lines

To show context around a match, the searches can be configured (Tools->Configuration) to show a user configurable number of lines before and after a search match.

Go To Line

The various line functions can be accessed via the context menu. For example to go to a specific line, right click and select the Lines->Go To Line context menu item. A window will be displayed, enter the line number and click OK.