hl

name	hl
description	Use this skill when the user wants to view and highlight log files, filter logs, or tail logs with syntax highlighting.

hl Plugin

Log file highlighter. A fast and powerful log viewer with syntax highlighting, filtering, and live tail support for various log formats.

Commands

Log Viewing

• hl log view — View and highlight log files

Utility

• hl _ _ — Passthrough to hl CLI

Usage Examples

• "View log file"
• "Highlight logs"
• "Filter log entries"
• "Tail logs with colors"

Installation

brew install pamburus/tap/hl

Or via Cargo:

cargo install hl

Examples

# View log file
hl log view app.log

# Filter logs
hl log view app.log --filter "ERROR"

# Follow mode
hl log view app.log --follow

# Filter by level
hl log view app.log --level warn

# Any hl command with passthrough
hl _ _ app.log
hl _ _ app.log --filter "database"

Key Features

• Highlighting - Syntax highlighting
• JSON - JSON log support
• Filter - Powerful filtering
• Tail - Live tail mode
• Fast - High performance
• Themes - Custom themes
• Structured - Structured logs
• Levels - Log level filtering
• Format - Multiple formats
• Pipe - Pipe friendly

Notes

• Great for log analysis
• Supports JSON logs
• Pipe-friendly design
• Customizable themes