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What is a .log file?

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LOG files are plain-text records of events emitted by software, typically one entry per line with a timestamp, severity, and message. There is no single standard, so formats range from unstructured text to structured JSON lines. They are central to debugging, monitoring, and auditing.

How to use a .log file

Use an example LOG file to test log parsers, timestamp and severity extraction, line-oriented streaming, and ingestion into monitoring or analysis pipelines.

Convert a .log file to another format

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