A command-line tool and module for convenient APT log file display and filtering
Project description
apt-log
apt-log is a command-line tool that offers a user-friendly display and convenient filtering for APT package logs.
The package also contains a Python module that provides a parser and high-level interface to APT package logs.
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Installation
Requires Python version 3.9 or higher and pip.
pip install apt-log
Usage
Expore the entire history
apt-log list
Quick filters
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by time range:
apt-log list -s 2023-01-01 -e 2023-01-31
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by a specific package or multiple packages using glob-style pattern matching:
apt-log list -n python3 apt-log list -n 'python3.*'
Dive into details
Inspect a specific log entry using the assigned ID in the list.
apt-log show 13
Note: The IDs are not generated by APT itself but are assigned by apt-log in ascending chronological order. Be aware that any manipulation of APT log files, such as the deletion of old log files, may result in changes to these IDs.
License
apt-log is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
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