Log analysis with Unix

February 3rd, 2008

Sometimes I have to dig deep to find the information I need in a sites server logs which will enable me to do the analysis I need to do.
I have a variety of log analysers which between then can process most logs I come across, but sometimes I get something in a custom format which normal tools baulk at.

The answer? Use the unix tools on my mac to process the server logs, and extract the information I need.