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I am trying to read some log files in /var/log which appears to be in binary format (or at least unreadable with vi). I know there are programs which will translate these log files for you in X Windows but I only logon to my server with an ssh session. Is there any way to read these files from the command line? Maybe there is some perl script or other utility that will allow me to view the contents of these file from the command line? Thanks.
If it's wtmp: try "last", if it's .*acct files: try "sa", if it's Snort Unified format: try "barnyard", and if it ain't one of these run "file" on the file in question and post the results.
...completely and and totally irrelevant. I told you the file format just as you asked. I also have found the answer from another, less sarcastic source.
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