NAME

       lr_log2report - generates a report from a log file

SYNOPSIS

       lr_log2report [options] dlf_converter [ logfile ] [ output_file ]

       lr_log2report --version

       lr_log2report --help [dlf-converters|output-formats|report-templates]

OPTIONS

       --help [section]
           If no argument is given, prints usage information and exits. Argument can be one of
           the following:

           dlf-converters
               Prints the list of available DLF converters and exits.

           output-formats
               Prints the list of available output formats and exits.

           report-templates
               Prints the list of available report templates and exits.

       --version
           Prints Lire's version and exits.

       --output-format|-o output format
           Selects the ouput format in which to generate the report.

       --template|-t name
           Uses the report configuration named name to generate the report.

DESCRIPTION

       lr_log2report reads a log file from STDIN or the specified argument and will output a
       formatted Lire report on STDOUT or in the output_file argument. The format of the log file
       is specified using the dlf_converter argument. Use the --help dlf-converters option to get
       a list of all currently available DLF converters.

       In case the log is passed in a compressed format, it's uncompressed on the fly, using
       gzip(1).

       WARNING: This command outputs binary data on the terminal for all output formats except
       txt and xml. You should redirect stdout to a file when using those output formats.

       In the case where output format is html, the output_file argument will be interpreted as a
       directory name.  This directory will get created if needed, and will hold the various html
       files.  In case this argument is omitted, a tar(1) file should be output on STDOUT (but
       see the BUGS section).

       WARNING: Running this command on big logfiles generally means you'll need lots of free
       diskspace.  See Lire::LrCommand(3pm) for details.

EXAMPLES

       To process a Postfix log and display the report as text, use

        $ lr_log2report postfix /var/log/mail.log

       To process a Postfix log and create an HTML report in a directory, use

        $ lr_log2report -o html postfix /var/log/mail.log postfix-report

BUGS

       If

        --output html

       is specified, both logfile and output_file need to be specified.  Specifying "-" (or
       "/dev/stdin") as logfile is supported.  So this

        $ tai64nfrac < /var/log/qmail-send/current | \
           lr_log2report qmail --output html - /tmp/report

       will work.

SEE ALSO

       lr_log2mail(1), lr_xml2report(1), lr_xml2mail(1), lire(1), lire(7), Lire::LrCommand(3pm),
       documentation in the Lire User Manual

AUTHORS

         Joost van Baal <joostvb@logreport.org>
         Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org>

VERSION

       $Id: lr_log2report.in,v 1.100 2006/10/04 10:19:17 vanbaal Exp $

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2000-2004 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

       This program is part of Lire.

       Lire is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
       General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
       the License, or (at your option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
       without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
       See the GNU General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program
       (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.