ZYPPER-LOG(8)
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:man manual: ZYPPER
:man source: SUSE Linux


NAME
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zypper-log - Zypper logfile reader


SYNOPSIS
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*zypper-log* [_OPTIONS_] [_PID_]


DESCRIPTION
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*zypper-log* can read zypper's logfiles. It can also handle rotated logfiles, and will open plain, xz, gz and bz2-compressed files.

By default */var/log/zypper.log* will be read and a list of all *zypper* invocations is shown:

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$ zypper-log
Reading /var/log/zypper.log ............... DONE

TIME              PID    VER      CMD
2013-10-15 11:01  2195   1.11.14  /usr/bin/zypper se spell
2013-10-15 11:03  2703   1.11.14  /usr/bin/zypper in aspell-en aspell-ispell aspell-de
2013-10-15 15:00  22463  1.11.14  /usr/bin/zypper lr -u
2013-10-15 15:00  22479  1.11.14  /usr/bin/zypper lr -s
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When you provide a pid, you will get the complete log for the corresponding zypper run.


OPTIONS
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*-d* _YYYY-MM-DD_::
          Only view zypper runs of the specified day.
*-l* _FILE_::
          Only read this logfile.
*-r* _NUMBER_::
          Also read the _NUMBER_ latest rotated logfiles.
*--help*::
          Print help and quit.

FILES
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*/var/log/zypper.log*::
          *zypper* default logfile.

*/var/log/YaST2/y2log*::
	  As YAST uses a similar logfile format, you should be able to scan the YAST logfiles as well, using the *-l* switch.


AUTHORS
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Dominik Heidler <dheidler@suse.de>


SEE ALSO
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zypper(8)
