5.2. Using Console
Trying to find and read all the system logs on a Mac used to be a daunting endeavor. With OS X, Apple has simplified this a bit by giving you a handy tool in the /Applications/Utilities folder called Console. In this section we'll cover how to use Console to view and mark logs.
5.2.1. Viewing Logs
You can use Console to review logs quickly without having to open and read each file independently. When you open Console, you are immediately viewing Console Messages. Clicking the Show Log List button gives you a listing of all the logs that Console is aware of, divided into three sections (see Figure 5-1). The Files section is a list of plain text log files, laid out according to where they're located in the file system. Any ...
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