# Install hl with Homebrew, pacman, scoop Fast and powerful log viewer and processor. Version 0.36.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-13. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:hl ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install hl ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S hl ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: hl from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/hl ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/hl.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:hl - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.36.3 - **Source summary:** Fast and powerful log viewer and processor - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-13T00:37:23Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - hl (cli) - hl (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.36.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-13 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/pamburus/hl - Upstream latest detected: v0.36.3 (current) ## Project history and usage hl is a Rust command-line log viewer and processor focused on transforming structured JSON and logfmt logs into readable terminal output, with filtering, sorting, live follow mode, pager integration, and theme/configuration support. ### Project history The pamburus/hl repository was created in August 2020. The README frames the project as a high-performance log viewer and processor for JSON and logfmt, built to parse and analyze large log files with minimal overhead. The project grew around features that matter in terminal log work: field and level filtering, timestamp range filtering, hiding or revealing fields, multiline field handling, chronological sorting, follow mode, non-JSON prefix handling, timezone controls, configuration files, and environment variables. ### Adoption history hl's adoption is visible mainly through packaging and repository attention rather than a long institutional history. The README documents installation through Homebrew on macOS, release tarballs, Cargo from Git, Arch Linux packaging, Scoop on Windows, and Nix flakes. The input package facts show Homebrew, Arch, and Scoop packaging. That is a useful cross-platform footprint for a log-inspection CLI whose audience is developers and operators working from terminals. ### How it is used Typical usage is piping or opening JSON/logfmt log files, filtering records by fields or levels, narrowing by time ranges, sorting messages chronologically, following multiple logs, and using a pager for exploration. The README examples also cover compressed log files and multiple-file concatenation. Configuration files can be placed in system-wide or user profile locations on macOS, Linux, and Windows, and can be overridden with HL_CONFIG or --config. ### Why package nerds care hl is notable in the crowded CLI-log-tool niche because it targets structured application logs rather than raw unstructured text only. For package nerds, it is another example of a fast Rust terminal utility packaged across Homebrew, Arch, Scoop, Cargo, and Nix channels. Its significance is practical rather than historical: it turns machine-oriented JSON/logfmt output into something readable without requiring a full log aggregation stack. ### Timeline - 2020-08-04: The pamburus/hl GitHub repository was created. - 2021-01-07: Early v0.8.x GitHub releases were published. - 2020s: README-documented packaging expanded across Homebrew, Arch Linux, Scoop, Cargo, release tarballs, and Nix flakes. - 2020s: Configuration file support covered macOS, Linux, and Windows paths. ### Related projects - humanlog, hlogf, fblog: log-formatting tools named by hl's README in its performance comparison. - less: the external pager hl integrates with when available. - logfmt and JSON logging libraries: upstream log formats that hl is designed to consume. ### Sources - - - input: source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for hl. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Linux: /etc/hl/config.{yaml,toml,json}, ~/.config/hl/config.{yaml,toml,json} - macOS: /etc/hl/config.{yaml,toml,json}, ~/.config/hl/config.{yaml,toml,json} - Windows: %PROGRAMDATA%\hl\config.{yaml,toml,json}, %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\hl\config.{yaml,toml,json} ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** hl - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - pacman - hl - 0.36.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: hl from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A fast and powerful log viewer and processor | https://github.com/pamburus/hl - Scoop - main/hl: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/hl.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fblog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fblog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, log-viewer, logging, logs. - [clog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logging, logs. - [humanlog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/humanlog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logging, logs. - [logdy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/logdy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logging, logs. - [nerdlog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nerdlog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, log-viewer, logging. - [tailspin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tailspin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logging, logs. - [lnav](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lnav/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, log-viewer, logs. - [log4c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/log4c/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, logging. - [logkitty](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/logkitty/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, log, logging. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/hl.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/hl.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph