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Log Viewer Help
Find Text
Log files are easy to search for literal strings or patterns of text using regular expressions:
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Open the Find Text dialog. There are two ways to do this, depending upon whether you want to search forward for backward through the file.
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To search forward, type Ctrl-F or select Search Forward from the Edit menu.
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To search backward, type Ctrl-Shift-F or select Search Backward from the Edit menu.
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Type a search string in the Text to Find field. If you select the use regular expressions check box, you can enter the pattern for an expression in this field.
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Set other options, such as whether or not the search should be case-sensitive.
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Click OK to start the search. If the search succeeds, a search result is selected in the message view. Otherwise a beep sounds to indicate an unsuccessful search.
Repeat searches
To search forward again, press F3 or select Search Forward Again from the Edit menu. To search again in a backward direction, press Shift+F3 or select Search Backward Again from the Edit menu.
Change search criteria
Press Ctrl-F to re-open the Find Text dialog box.