Does filtering change my log file?
No. Filters and views only change what you see. The file on disk is untouched.
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Open any log and switch on Log Mode. Levels are coloured, and the log viewer lets you narrow millions of lines down to the ones you need, without changing the file.
Plain logs, JSON logs, syslog, Apache and Nginx access logs, and your own custom format.
Follow Mode keeps a log that is still being written scrolled to the newest lines. For logs on servers, containers and cloud services, see live server logs.
No. Filters and views only change what you see. The file on disk is untouched.

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