Loss

Loss is a modern terminal pager and log viewer designed for efficient log file viewing and navigation.

Features

• Fast log file viewing with efficient memory usage
• Real-time log following
• Search/Jump support
• Timestamp-based navigation
• Bookmark support
• Finder with multiple slots

Installation

Several alternatives:

Install from crates.io

cargo install loss-viewer

Download from github release

Download binary from Release page and put it into $PATH

Build from source

# clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/loss.git
cd loss

# build the project
cargo build --release

# install the binary
cargo install --path .

Usage

To view a log file:

loss <filename>

Key Bindings

Category	Key	Description
Basic	q	Exit
	w	Toggle wrap line
	F	Enter follow mode
	h	Toggle helper menu
Search	/	Search down
	?	Search up
	n	Search next
	N	Search previous
Jump	t	Jump to timestamp
	j	Jump down n lines
	J	Jump up n lines
	PageUp/Down	Jump up/down 5 lines
	Ctrl+PageUp/Down	Jump up/down 20 lines
	Home	Jump to start
	End	Jump to end
	,	Undo window vertical move
	.	Redo window vertical move
Bookmark	b	Set bookmark
	g	Open bookmark menu
Finder	+	Add active slot
	-	Remove active slot
	0-9	Switch active slot
	o	Toggle highlight flag
	r	Toggle raw/regex pattern
	x	Clear slot content
	m	Open finder menu

License

MIT