Logfile Analyzer

# Analyze a single log file
python3 scripts/analyze_logs.py /var/log/app.log
Analyze all logs in a directory
python3 scripts/analyze_logs.py /var/log/myapp/
Last 24 hours only, errors and above
python3 scripts/analyze_logs.py /var/log/app.log --since 24h --severity error
JSON output for programmatic use
python3 scripts/analyze_logs.py /var/log/app.log --output json
Markdown report with trends
python3 scripts/analyze_logs.py /var/log/app.log --output markdown --trends
Ignore noisy patterns
python3 scripts/analyze_logs.py /var/log/app.log --ignore "healthcheck" --ignore "GET /favicon"

| Flag | Default | Description | |------|---------|-------------| | --format | auto | Force log format | | --since | all | Time filter (1h, 24h, 7d, or ISO date) | | --severity | warn | Minimum severity to report | | --top | 20 | Number of top patterns to show | | --output | text | Output format: text, json, markdown | | --trends | off | Show hourly frequency trends | | --ignore | none | Regex patterns to exclude (repeatable) | | -q | off | Summary only, skip individual entries |