SEE is a terminal user interface for inspecting logs from systemd services.
The project is designed as a journal viewer with vi-style navigation, and it can open multiple service logs at the same time so you can move betwers to the log output.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Views logs from systemd services in a terminal user interface.
- Can open multiple service logs simultaneously and switch between them.
- Supports vi-style motions and keyboard-driven navigation.
- Provides custom filtering for narrowing log output.
Website: github.com/NustyFrozen/SEE
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Developer: NustyFrozen
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

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