[ aws . logs ]

tail

Description

Tails the logs for a CloudWatch Logs group. By default, the command returns logs from all associated CloudWatch Logs streams during the past ten minutes. Note that there is no guarantee for exact timestamp ordering of logs.

See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.

Synopsis

  tail
group_name <value>
[--since <value>]
[--follow]
[--format <value>]
[--filter-pattern <value>]

Options

group_name (string) The name of the CloudWatch Logs group.

--since (string) From what time to begin displaying logs. By default, logs will be displayed starting from ten minutes in the past. The value provided can be an ISO 8601 timestamp or a relative time. For relative times, provide a number and a single unit. Supported units include:

  • s - seconds

  • m - minutes

  • h - hours

  • d - days

  • w - weeks

For example, a value of 5m would indicate to display logs starting five minutes in the past. Note that multiple units are not supported (i.e. 5h30m)

--follow (boolean) Whether to continuously poll for new logs. By default, the command will exit once there are no more logs to display. To exit from this mode, use Control-C.

--format (string) The format to display the logs. The following formats are supported:

  • detailed - This the default format. It prints out the timestamp with millisecond precision and timezones, the log stream name, and the log message.

  • short - A shortened format. It prints out the a shortened timestamp and the log message.

--filter-pattern (string) The filter pattern to use. See Filter and Pattern Syntax for details. If not provided, all the events are matched

See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.