If you really want to see what's happening beneath the hood of your Linux distribution, you need to use log files. Log files. They’re there for a reason — to keep track of what goes on behind the ...

The macOS installer is quick and easy to use, but you can find out more info on what happens during installations by checking its built-in logs. Here's how to look at them. macOS installer files are ...

Glogg is an open-source tool for viewing and searching even the largest and most complex log files. The program opens files very quickly, because it reads data directly from disk and doesn’t try to ...

The tail command makes it easy to view log entries as they are written in real-time. Jack Wallen shows you how to make use of this indispensable tool. One of the single most helpful tools in your ...

Log rotation, a normal thing on Linux systems, keeps any particular log file from becoming too large, yet ensures that sufficient details on system activities are still available for proper system ...

Since the system log is stored in a database under Leopard, this just doesn't work any more. It's a major pain having to use console to view log files while trying to remotely troubleshoot app ...

Sometimes problems with the handling of log files in OS X can result in log files taking up large amounts of disk space. Here are some ways to tackle these problems. If you usually keep a known amount ...