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monitor:multipane [2021/01/06 06:13] – [Unix - Actively Monitor Multiple Logs] mortifismonitor:multipane [2021/02/24 12:49] (current) – [Advanced tmux example] more relevant image mortifis
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 ====== Unix - Actively Monitor Multiple Logs ====== ====== Unix - Actively Monitor Multiple Logs ======
-On Unix like systems, a handy method to monitor multiple logs simultaneously is combining tmux and lnav (consult your OS for installing these utilities)+On Unix like systems, a handy method to monitor multiple logs simultaneously is combining [[https://linuxize.com/post/getting-started-with-tmux/|tmux]] and [[https://www.2daygeek.com/install-and-use-advanced-log-file-viewer-navigator-lnav-in-linux/|lnav]] (consult your OS for installing these utilities)
  
 This example will actively monitor ''/var/log/syslog''; ''/sbbs/data/sbbsecho.log''; ''/sbbs/exec/umonitor'' This example will actively monitor ''/var/log/syslog''; ''/sbbs/data/sbbsecho.log''; ''/sbbs/exec/umonitor''
  
-First, setup tmux to have 3 panes start with a bash script similar to:+=== setup tmux === 
 + 
 +First, setup [[https://linuxize.com/post/getting-started-with-tmux/|tmux]] to have 3 panes start with a bash script similar to:
  
   #!/bin/sh   #!/bin/sh
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   tmux -2 attach-session -d     tmux -2 attach-session -d  
  
-Once tmux has started you'll see three panes each with a command prompt.  Depending on how your tmux key bindings are setup,+Once [[https://linuxize.com/post/getting-started-with-tmux/|tmux]] has started you'll see three panes each with a command prompt.  Depending on how your [[https://linuxize.com/post/getting-started-with-tmux/|tmux]] key bindings are setup,
 (this example uses the default bindings CTRL+B+<arrow_key>) navigate to each pane and launch your desired app.  (this example uses the default bindings CTRL+B+<arrow_key>) navigate to each pane and launch your desired app. 
 +
 +== lnav/tmux panes ===
  
 This example uses the top full width pane to monitor ''/var/log/syslog'' as it is the most verbose of our active monitoring: This example uses the top full width pane to monitor ''/var/log/syslog'' as it is the most verbose of our active monitoring:
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 You should now have 3 panes, each monitoring one aspect of you Synchronet BBS activity. You should now have 3 panes, each monitoring one aspect of you Synchronet BBS activity.
  
-{{:monitor:tmux1.jpg?400|}}+== example image === 
 + 
 +{{:monitor:basic-tmux.png?400|}}  
 + 
 +===== Advanced tmux example ===== 
 + 
 +In this example, we create a bash script that sets tmux up for us and automatically launches a few goodies: 
 +  me@localhost: $ nano sbbsmux 
 + 
 +  #!/bin/bash 
 +  # sbbsMux - SBBS Monitoring script 
 +  tmux new-session -d -s sess >/dev/null 
 +  tmux rename-window -t sess:0 'AlleyCat' 
 +  tmux splitw -v -p 20 -t sess:0.0 
 +  tmux splitw -h -p 80 -t sess:0.1 
 +  #required; otherwise pane numbering is bs 
 +  tmux select-pane -t sess:0.0 
 +  tmux splitw -h -p 5 -t sess:0.0 
 +  tmux send-keys -t sess:0.0 'lnav' Enter 
 +  tmux send-keys -t sess:0.2  'sudo htop -u pi' Enter 
 +  tmux send-keys -t sess:0.1 '/sbbs/exec/umonitor' Enter 
 +  tmux select-pane -t sess:0.0 
 +  tmux new-window -t sess 
 +  tmux rename-window -t sess:1 'BBS' 
 +  tmux splitw -v -p 10 -t sess:1.0 
 +  tmux splitw -h -p 80 -t sess:1.1 
 +  tmux select-pane -t sess:1.0 
 +  tmux splitw -h -p 10 -t sess:1.0 
 +  tmux clock -t sess:1.1 
 +  tmux new-window -t sess 
 +  tmux rename-window -t sess:2 'Monitor' 
 +  tmux splitw -v -p 10 -t sess:2.0 
 +  tmux send-key -t sess:2.0 'lnav /sbbs/data/sbbsecho.log' Enter 
 +  tmux select-pane -t sess:2.0 
 +  tmux splitw -h -p 5 -t sess:2.0 
 +  tmux clock -t sess:2.1 
 +  tmux select-window -t sess:0.0 
 +  tmux a -t sess 
 + 
 +** note Edit 'tmux rename-window -t sess:x 'Accordingly' ** 
 + 
 +Save this as sbbsmux (or whatever) and chmod +x and launch it 
 + 
 +  someone@somewhere: $ ./sbbsmux 
 + 
 +The output should look similar to: 
 + 
 +{{:monitor:sbbs-tmux-sbbsecho1.png?400|}} 
 + 
 +Navigate to the pane with the prompt, this was left available to preforming tasks.  Here we will launch another monitoring tool: 
 + 
 +  me@mynixbox: $ lnav /sbbs/data/sbbsecho.log 
 +   
 +Now we should see something similar to: 
 + 
 +{{:monitor:sbbs-tmux-sbbsecho.png?400|}} 
 + 
 + 
 + 
 + 
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====

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