# 使用 Homebrew, apt 安装 colortail 查看 colortail 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。 ## 安装 ```sh sudo av install brew:colortail ``` 其他安装命令: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install colortail ``` 证据: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install colortail ``` 证据: Debian stable package indexes: colortail from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## 软件包事实 - **软件包键:** brew:colortail - **软件包管理器:** Homebrew - **软件包管理器页面:** - **版本:** 0.3.5 - **来源摘要:** Like tail(1), but with various colors for specified output - **主页:** - **仓库:** - **许可证:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **源码归档:** - **已生成:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## 可执行文件 - colortail (cli) - colortail (别名) ## 安装行为 - post-install 钩子: 未定义 - Bottle: 可用 于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## 版本和新鲜度 - 页面生成时间: 2026-08-04 - 管理器版本: 0.3.5 - 本地数据: OK - 上游仓库: https://github.com/joakim666/colortail - 信息: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - 信息: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 - - ## 安全说明 narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低 - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: ~/.colortail/ ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## 其他软件包管理器记录 - Debian apt - colortail - 0.3.4+git20191125.ad3bc53-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: colortail from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | log colorizer that makes log checking easier | https://github.com/joakim666/colortail - Ubuntu apt - colortail - 0.3.3-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: colortail from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | log colorizer that makes log checking easier | http://joakimandersson.se/projects/colortail/ ## 相关链接 - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [pv](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/pv/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [less](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/less/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [screen](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/screen/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [ranger](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/ranger/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [lesspipe](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/lesspipe/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [picocom](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/picocom/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [lazyjournal](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/lazyjournal/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, logging, logs, system. - [ov](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/ov/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [macos-term-size](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/macos-term-size/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, system, terminal. - [mtm](https://pkg.so/zh-hans/brew/mtm/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, system, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/colortail.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/colortail.yml) ## 来源 - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph