Description

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

Download location

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:

Syntax highlighting

Settings

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:

Example with ANSI file

Example with UNICODE file

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:

Product Documentation and Knowledge Base

CHARON Log files - Using baretail on Windows for syntax highlighting