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lazyjournal

TUI for viewing logs from journald, auditd, file systems, containers and Kubernetes.

Runs as lazyjournal|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com

Command form

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Start the log viewer with common display and source options. Short flags and the Podman/Kubernetes options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui lazyjournal

Open lazyjournalExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Remote host (SSH)*

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

View a remote host

ssh

Errors only

priority

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Remote host (SSH)

user@host, optionally followed by ssh options.
string

--ssh

Log lines

200 to 200000.
integer

--tail-lines

Update interval (seconds)

2 to 10.
integer

--update-interval

Highlighting

enum

--color-modedefaulttailspinbatdisable

Minimum journal priority

enum

--journal-prioritydebuginfonoticewarningerrcritalertemerg

Docker context

string

--docker-context

Load logs once (no streaming)

boolean

--tail-mode-disable

Disable mouse

boolean

--mouse-disable

Disable line wrap

boolean

--wrap-disable

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

--tail-lines Change the number of log lines to output (range: 200-200000, default: 10K) --update-interval Change the update interval of the log output (range: 2-10, default: 5) --mouse-disable Disable mouse control support --wrap-disable Disable wrap mode in log content --color-mode Highlighting mode for logs (available values: default, tailspin, b…

helpmain 2026-10-27

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed lazyjournal against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.