lsu is a terminal user interface for viewing systemd service units and their associated journal logs. It provides a convenient way to inspect services and read recent log output without manually running systemctl or journalctl commands.
It presents an interactive text-based interface that lists service units and allows users to browse them, filter units by status, and quickly inspect the latest journal entries for troubleshooting or monitoring purposes.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Terminal user interface for browsing systemd service units.
- Displays recent journal log entries associated with selected services.
- Supports filtering units by load state, active state, and sub-state.
- Interactive keyboard navigation for browsing services and viewing logs.
- Supports viewing units in both system and user scopes.
- Sorting options for listing services by name or status.
Website: github.com/l5yth/lsu
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Developer: l5yth
License: Apache License 2.0
lsu is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| systemd CLI/TUI Configuration Tools | |
|---|---|
| systemctl-tui | Interact with systemd services |
| systemd-analyse | Helps uncover performance problems |
| chkservice | Terminal-based tool for managing systemd units |
| systemctl | Manage and monitor the systemd system |
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