安装

其他安装命令

macOS

Homebrew已验证 · 100%

brew install colortail

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian apt已验证 · 92%

sudo apt install colortail

Debian stable package indexes · colortail · 来源: deb.debian.org

概览

软件包摘要

Like tail(1), but with various colors for specified output

项目链接

命令和别名

colortail

历史

项目历史与用法

Colortail is a Unix log-watching utility that follows files like `tail` while applying colors to lines or line fragments matched by regular expressions.

项目历史

Joakim Ek's README says the idea came from watching multiple log files in an IRC session and wanting unusual lines to stand out quickly. Version 0.1 used a simpler wildcard-style configuration, version 0.2 moved to regular expressions, and later patch activity led to a C++ rewrite.

采用历史

The README credits external patches for multicolored lines, FreeBSD and OpenBSD compatibility, Debian packaging, and 64-bit testing. The supplied package-manager metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu, reflecting a small but persistent Unix utility footprint.

使用方式

Users run `colortail` against one or more log files and pass config files with `-k`; a single config can apply globally, or multiple comma-separated configs can be mapped to multiple tailed files.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Colortail is package-nerd useful because it preserves the mental model of `tail -f` while adding configurable color rules. It predates many modern log viewers and remains a compact example of log highlighting as a Unix filter-style tool.

时间线

2000s: Initial versions evolved from wildcard matching to regular-expression matching.
2009: README for Colortail 0.3.5 carries Joakim Ek copyright notice.
2009: README credits Debian packaging and portability patches from contributors.

Related projects

Colortail is directly related to `tail`, `regex(7)`, syslog-style log files, and terminal color highlighting tools.

来源

安全态势

风险级别：绿色

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

风险分类器

绿色风险 · 低置信度 · appliance

原因

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

信号

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

安装行为

formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 8 个平台目标。

建议审查

在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.colortail/

可执行文件

已安装的可执行文件

命令	类型	暴露范围	备注
`colortail`	cli	全局可执行文件

新鲜度

版本和新鲜度

这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。

页面生成时间2026-07-25

管理器版本0.3.5

管理器更新时间

本地数据OK

上游not checked

检测到的最新版本未检测到

https://github.com/joakim666/colortail

信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低置信度
信息No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/joakim666/colortailnone 置信度

安装元数据

软件包元数据

软件包键	brew:colortail
版本	0.3.5
软件包管理器	Homebrew
软件包管理器页面	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/colortail
主页	https://github.com/joakim666/colortail
仓库	https://github.com/joakim666/colortail
上游文档	https://github.com/joakim666/colortail#readme
许可证	GPL-2.0-or-later
源码归档	https://github.com/joakim666/colortail/releases/download/0.3.5/colortail-0.3.5.tar.gz
Bottle	可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	未定义
服务	未声明

注册表事实

源数据库详情

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	colortail
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

源数据库匹配

其他软件包管理器记录

匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。

Debian apt95%

colortail 0.3.4+git20191125.ad3bc53-1

log colorizer that makes log checking easier

https://github.com/joakim666/colortail

sudo apt install colortail

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
3 依赖
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Colortail

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: colortail from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

colortail 0.3.3-1build2

log colorizer that makes log checking easier

http://joakimandersson.se/projects/colortail/

sudo apt install colortail

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
3 依赖
normalized package name match
匹配方式：Colortail

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: colortail from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

软件包图谱

链接来自本地软件包关系图、补充数据、依赖边、生态匹配和软件包 hub 归属。

来源线索

由仓库数据生成

此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/colortail.yml

使用的来源

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

使用 Homebrew, apt 安装 colortail