ilts

NAME

ilts - In Line Time Stamps : for adding timestamps to stdout of a program without log formatting

SYNOPSIS

ilts <-p|--prefix filename_prefix <-n|--no-stdout>> <-s|--suffix filename_suffix> <-t|--time> <-T|--time-format time_format> <-u|--utc>

DESCRIPTION

ilts reads stdin and writes to stdout. It reads each line, then outputs, to stdout, a timestamp, " - ", then the line.

optionally ilts will also write to a log file, in addition to stdout. This occurs if -p is used. -n may be used in conjuction with -p to write to a log file only.

OPTIONS

 -p|--prefix filepath
    the use of -p turns on logging to the file prefixed with filepath.
      -n|--no-stdout
        the use of -n turns off writing to stdout and may not be used without -p
      -t|--time
        the use of -t appends the current time to filepath in the format YYYYmmdd-HHMMSS in the current timezone
          -u|--utc
            the use of -u in conjuction with -t (or -T) changes the time to UTC
      -T|--time-format Go Time Format
        the use of -T turns on letting the user specifying the Format
      -s|--suffix fileext
        the use of -s turns on a file extension added to the filepath after the timestamp (if enabled)
      -a|--append
        the use of -a appends to the log file rather than truncating the file
 -S|--start-line
 -E|--end-line
    the use of -S or -E enables a start and end line.  these are useful in case the app generates no output, or delay a long time befor the first line of output or after the last line of output.

BUGS

Most of these options are not currently implemented. This is a design doc more than a readme.

May spontaneously spew forth unspeakable evil.

AUTHOR

Wayne Walker < wwalker@solid-constructs.com >

SEE ALSO

 tee(1)