How to export the event log from the Console.app into a text file?
According to tutorials, you'd export your Console.app event log by pressing the "Share" and using e.g. the Mail.app:
https://help.realmacsoftware.com/en/articles/1905631-how-to-save-console-logs-in-os-x
However, I want to export the event log to a plain text file instead of an extension app.
How can I do this?
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You can send the logs as a plane text via mail. Just press Cmd-Shift-T in Mail.app before sending e-mail (or choose Menu -> Format -> Make Plane Text). This will clear all formatting in hole email and the recipient will receive the logs in proper format.
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Cmd-A, Cmd-C in Console.app and Cmd-V in an empty text file as it was suggested by Seamus.
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You can use Terminal.app and directly database were all the logs resides and even do not open Console.app
- To see the logs for your app:
log show --predicate 'sender == "the_name_of_your_app"' --style compact
- To see the logs for the specified time interval:
log show --predicate 'sender == "the_name_of_your_app"' --style compact --start '2020-10-07 16:55:00' --end '2020-10-07 16:59:00'
- To save the logs for the specified time interval into a file to keep/send:
log show --predicate 'sender == "the_name_of_your_app"' --style compact --start '2020-10-07 16:55:00' --end '2020-10-07 16:59:00' > your_library.log
- To see the logs in real time directly in Terminal:
log stream --predicate 'sender == "the_name_of_your_app"' --style compact
Press Ctrl-C to stop capturing process.
Try this while viewing the event log in Console.app:
click Edit > Select All to select all the messages on the current screen.
click Edit > Copy to copy them to your clipboard
Paste the results to your chosen text editor?
If that doesn't make it for you, please edit your question to provide more details & we'll try to help.