For ease of reading it is possible to use some tools to highlight some lines in the CHARON log files.
Baretail is one of these tools and is:
A free real-time log file monitoring tool.
Real-time file viewing
Follow tail mode (like tail -f on Unix)
View files of any size (> 2GB)
Scroll to any point in the file instantly
Configurable highlighting
Monitor multiple files simultaneously
Visual indication of file status/changes
International character sets (Unicode and UTF-8)
Many file formats (Win32, Unix, Microsoft IIS logs)
Flexible configuration options and storage
Single small executable, no installer
Official site: https://www.baremetalsoft.com/baretail/
"baretail" is no more maintained. If you encounter issues with this software, preferably use "vim". See: CHARON Log files - Using vim for syntax highlighting on Linux and Windows
You can also download the version which is attached to this page:
Download the configuration file customized for CHARON logs:
Open "baretail
" executable file and load the settings from this file:
Once loaded, save the settings to the Registry so that this operation will not have to be repeated each time "baretail
" is executed
You can also add your own settings by click on the "Highlighting" option or button:
By default settings are saved in the registry. If you want to export and share your settings with others, use the "Save to File..." option from the "Preferences" menu:
Depending on CHARON version, the log files have different encoding. By default "baretail
" will open files in ANSI mode:
To solve this, switch to UNICODE format: