Browsing log files (plural) would be a great feature

[bernd-wechner]

Gave glogg a look at again hoping it might do this but no. So leaving it as a suggestion.

Namely some shortcut key which moves to the next and/or previous file in a sequence of numbered log files. They are commonly sequenced with .n (n being an intenteger, 1, 2, 3, 4) appended to the filename. I am currently interested in this folder for example:

$ ls /var/log/letsencrypt/
letsencrypt.log      letsencrypt.log.20   letsencrypt.log.301  letsencrypt.log.403  letsencrypt.log.505  letsencrypt.log.607
letsencrypt.log.1    letsencrypt.log.200  letsencrypt.log.302  letsencrypt.log.404  letsencrypt.log.506  letsencrypt.log.608
letsencrypt.log.10   letsencrypt.log.201  letsencrypt.log.303  letsencrypt.log.405  letsencrypt.log.507  letsencrypt.log.609
letsencrypt.log.100  letsencrypt.log.202  letsencrypt.log.304  letsencrypt.log.406  letsencrypt.log.508  letsencrypt.log.61
letsencrypt.log.101  letsencrypt.log.203  letsencrypt.log.305  letsencrypt.log.407  letsencrypt.log.509  letsencrypt.log.610
letsencrypt.log.102  letsencrypt.log.204  letsencrypt.log.306  letsencrypt.log.408  letsencrypt.log.51   letsencrypt.log.611
letsencrypt.log.103  letsencrypt.log.205  letsencrypt.log.307  letsencrypt.log.409  letsencrypt.log.510  letsencrypt.log.612
letsencrypt.log.104  letsencrypt.log.206  letsencrypt.log.308  letsencrypt.log.41   letsencrypt.log.511  letsencrypt.log.613
letsencrypt.log.105  letsencrypt.log.207  letsencrypt.log.309  letsencrypt.log.410  letsencrypt.log.512  letsencrypt.log.614
letsencrypt.log.106  letsencrypt.log.208  letsencrypt.log.31   letsencrypt.log.411  letsencrypt.log.513  letsencrypt.log.615
letsencrypt.log.107  letsencrypt.log.209  letsencrypt.log.310  letsencrypt.log.412  letsencrypt.log.514  letsencrypt.log.616
letsencrypt.log.108  letsencrypt.log.21   letsencrypt.log.311  letsencrypt.log.413  letsencrypt.log.515  letsencrypt.log.617
letsencrypt.log.109  letsencrypt.log.210  letsencrypt.log.312  letsencrypt.log.414  letsencrypt.log.516  letsencrypt.log.618
letsencrypt.log.11   letsencrypt.log.211  letsencrypt.log.313  letsencrypt.log.415  letsencrypt.log.517  letsencrypt.log.619
letsencrypt.log.110  letsencrypt.log.212  letsencrypt.log.314  letsencrypt.log.416  letsencrypt.log.518  letsencrypt.log.62
letsencrypt.log.111  letsencrypt.log.213  letsencrypt.log.315  letsencrypt.log.417  letsencrypt.log.519  letsencrypt.log.620
letsencrypt.log.112  letsencrypt.log.214  letsencrypt.log.316  letsencrypt.log.418  letsencrypt.log.52   letsencrypt.log.621
letsencrypt.log.113  letsencrypt.log.215  letsencrypt.log.317  letsencrypt.log.419  letsencrypt.log.520  letsencrypt.log.622
letsencrypt.log.114  letsencrypt.log.216  letsencrypt.log.318  letsencrypt.log.42   letsencrypt.log.521  letsencrypt.log.623
letsencrypt.log.115  letsencrypt.log.217  letsencrypt.log.319  letsencrypt.log.420  letsencrypt.log.522  letsencrypt.log.624
letsencrypt.log.116  letsencrypt.log.218  letsencrypt.log.32   letsencrypt.log.421  letsencrypt.log.523  letsencrypt.log.625
letsencrypt.log.117  letsencrypt.log.219  letsencrypt.log.320  letsencrypt.log.422  letsencrypt.log.524  letsencrypt.log.626
letsencrypt.log.118  letsencrypt.log.22   letsencrypt.log.321  letsencrypt.log.423  letsencrypt.log.525  letsencrypt.log.627
letsencrypt.log.119  letsencrypt.log.220  letsencrypt.log.322  letsencrypt.log.424  letsencrypt.log.526  letsencrypt.log.628
letsencrypt.log.12   letsencrypt.log.221  letsencrypt.log.323  letsencrypt.log.425  letsencrypt.log.527  letsencrypt.log.629
letsencrypt.log.120  letsencrypt.log.222  letsencrypt.log.324  letsencrypt.log.426  letsencrypt.log.528  letsencrypt.log.63
letsencrypt.log.121  letsencrypt.log.223  letsencrypt.log.325  letsencrypt.log.427  letsencrypt.log.529  letsencrypt.log.630
letsencrypt.log.122  letsencrypt.log.224  letsencrypt.log.326  letsencrypt.log.428  letsencrypt.log.53   letsencrypt.log.631
letsencrypt.log.123  letsencrypt.log.225  letsencrypt.log.327  letsencrypt.log.429  letsencrypt.log.530  letsencrypt.log.632
letsencrypt.log.124  letsencrypt.log.226  letsencrypt.log.328  letsencrypt.log.43   letsencrypt.log.531  letsencrypt.log.633
letsencrypt.log.125  letsencrypt.log.227  letsencrypt.log.329  letsencrypt.log.430  letsencrypt.log.532  letsencrypt.log.634
letsencrypt.log.126  letsencrypt.log.228  letsencrypt.log.33   letsencrypt.log.431  letsencrypt.log.533  letsencrypt.log.635
letsencrypt.log.127  letsencrypt.log.229  letsencrypt.log.330  letsencrypt.log.432  letsencrypt.log.534  letsencrypt.log.636
letsencrypt.log.128  letsencrypt.log.23   letsencrypt.log.331  letsencrypt.log.433  letsencrypt.log.535  letsencrypt.log.637
letsencrypt.log.129  letsencrypt.log.230  letsencrypt.log.332  letsencrypt.log.434  letsencrypt.log.536  letsencrypt.log.638
letsencrypt.log.13   letsencrypt.log.231  letsencrypt.log.333  letsencrypt.log.435  letsencrypt.log.537  letsencrypt.log.639
letsencrypt.log.130  letsencrypt.log.232  letsencrypt.log.334  letsencrypt.log.436  letsencrypt.log.538  letsencrypt.log.64
letsencrypt.log.131  letsencrypt.log.233  letsencrypt.log.335  letsencrypt.log.437  letsencrypt.log.539  letsencrypt.log.640
letsencrypt.log.132  letsencrypt.log.234  letsencrypt.log.336  letsencrypt.log.438  letsencrypt.log.54   letsencrypt.log.641
letsencrypt.log.133  letsencrypt.log.235  letsencrypt.log.337  letsencrypt.log.439  letsencrypt.log.540  letsencrypt.log.642
letsencrypt.log.134  letsencrypt.log.236  letsencrypt.log.338  letsencrypt.log.44   letsencrypt.log.541  letsencrypt.log.643
letsencrypt.log.135  letsencrypt.log.237  letsencrypt.log.339  letsencrypt.log.440  letsencrypt.log.542  letsencrypt.log.644
letsencrypt.log.136  letsencrypt.log.238  letsencrypt.log.34   letsencrypt.log.441  letsencrypt.log.543  letsencrypt.log.645
letsencrypt.log.137  letsencrypt.log.239  letsencrypt.log.340  letsencrypt.log.442  letsencrypt.log.544  letsencrypt.log.646
letsencrypt.log.138  letsencrypt.log.24   letsencrypt.log.341  letsencrypt.log.443  letsencrypt.log.545  letsencrypt.log.647
letsencrypt.log.139  letsencrypt.log.240  letsencrypt.log.342  letsencrypt.log.444  letsencrypt.log.546  letsencrypt.log.648
letsencrypt.log.14   letsencrypt.log.241  letsencrypt.log.343  letsencrypt.log.445  letsencrypt.log.547  letsencrypt.log.649
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letsencrypt.log.142  letsencrypt.log.244  letsencrypt.log.346  letsencrypt.log.448  letsencrypt.log.55   letsencrypt.log.651
letsencrypt.log.143  letsencrypt.log.245  letsencrypt.log.347  letsencrypt.log.449  letsencrypt.log.550  letsencrypt.log.652
letsencrypt.log.144  letsencrypt.log.246  letsencrypt.log.348  letsencrypt.log.45   letsencrypt.log.551  letsencrypt.log.653
letsencrypt.log.145  letsencrypt.log.247  letsencrypt.log.349  letsencrypt.log.450  letsencrypt.log.552  letsencrypt.log.654
letsencrypt.log.146  letsencrypt.log.248  letsencrypt.log.35   letsencrypt.log.451  letsencrypt.log.553  letsencrypt.log.655
letsencrypt.log.147  letsencrypt.log.249  letsencrypt.log.350  letsencrypt.log.452  letsencrypt.log.554  letsencrypt.log.656
letsencrypt.log.148  letsencrypt.log.25   letsencrypt.log.351  letsencrypt.log.453  letsencrypt.log.555  letsencrypt.log.657
letsencrypt.log.149  letsencrypt.log.250  letsencrypt.log.352  letsencrypt.log.454  letsencrypt.log.556  letsencrypt.log.658
letsencrypt.log.15   letsencrypt.log.251  letsencrypt.log.353  letsencrypt.log.455  letsencrypt.log.557  letsencrypt.log.659
letsencrypt.log.150  letsencrypt.log.252  letsencrypt.log.354  letsencrypt.log.456  letsencrypt.log.558  letsencrypt.log.66
letsencrypt.log.151  letsencrypt.log.253  letsencrypt.log.355  letsencrypt.log.457  letsencrypt.log.559  letsencrypt.log.660
letsencrypt.log.152  letsencrypt.log.254  letsencrypt.log.356  letsencrypt.log.458  letsencrypt.log.56   letsencrypt.log.661
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letsencrypt.log.156  letsencrypt.log.258  letsencrypt.log.36   letsencrypt.log.461  letsencrypt.log.563  letsencrypt.log.665
letsencrypt.log.157  letsencrypt.log.259  letsencrypt.log.360  letsencrypt.log.462  letsencrypt.log.564  letsencrypt.log.666
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letsencrypt.log.193  letsencrypt.log.295  letsencrypt.log.397  letsencrypt.log.499  letsencrypt.log.60   letsencrypt.log.95
letsencrypt.log.194  letsencrypt.log.296  letsencrypt.log.398  letsencrypt.log.5    letsencrypt.log.600  letsencrypt.log.96
letsencrypt.log.195  letsencrypt.log.297  letsencrypt.log.399  letsencrypt.log.50   letsencrypt.log.601  letsencrypt.log.97
letsencrypt.log.196  letsencrypt.log.298  letsencrypt.log.4    letsencrypt.log.500  letsencrypt.log.602  letsencrypt.log.98
letsencrypt.log.197  letsencrypt.log.299  letsencrypt.log.40   letsencrypt.log.501  letsencrypt.log.603  letsencrypt.log.99
letsencrypt.log.198  letsencrypt.log.3    letsencrypt.log.400  letsencrypt.log.502  letsencrypt.log.604
letsencrypt.log.199  letsencrypt.log.30   letsencrypt.log.401  letsencrypt.log.503  letsencrypt.log.605
letsencrypt.log.2    letsencrypt.log.300  letsencrypt.log.402  letsencrypt.log.504  letsencrypt.log.606

And find something in a recent log file so want to move from one to the next. Will look for another way of course, but tried glogg in the hunt. SO thought I'd leave a suggestion for implementing a log files (plural) browser.

[variar]

You can pass sevaral files in command line. Glogg should open all of them and then you can use shift+Left|Right arrow to switch between tabs.

[bernd-wechner]

Thanks, that sounds like an option to note. If the File Open GUI command allowed multiselect that would be a cool complement (perhaps it does, I'm not in a position to try it right now).. With a list as large as the one above though this may have quite a memory hit, and it's still an idea to implement a log files browser ... so you can move easily through a list of similarly named logfiles. This convention of number tacking is after all very common.