There is probably a better way, and most probably don't need/want it, but I figured I would share.
Today I decided to setup Conky for myself, using the directions from KM4ACK's video on adding the solar.
As I run in 1080p, I had plenty of room, so I added a section to keep an eye on what Xastir is doing.
How I did it:
1. Turn on all logging under the File selection in Xastir
2. Create a script called?xastirlogcombine.sh in /home/pi?
3. Put the following in the script:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
?
tail -f /home/pi/.xastir/logs/*.log | grep --line-buffered "^[^#;]" | grep --line-buffered "^[^=:]" >> /home/pi/xastir.log
4. Set the script to executable by Anyone (This can be done with a chmod +x or via the GUI properties on the file.)
5. Open a shell and Run crontab -e
6. Add the following to bottom of cron:
*/60 * * * * flock -n /home/pi/xastirelogcombine.lock /home/pi/xastirlogcombine.sh
7. Exit crontab.
8. To launch without reboot or waiting the full 60m, run the following in a shell.
?flock -n /home/pi/xastirelogcombine.lock /home/pi/xastirlogcombine.sh &
... That is it to get all of the logs into a single file. You can validate it is running by opening the new xastire.log.
To add it to Conky:
1. Open /home/pi/.conkyrc
2. Find the following lines near the bottom:
font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Yellow}RECENT LOG ENTRIES ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
${font Arial:bold:size=08}${color White}${tail ~/Documents/mylog.txt 5}
3. Put a blank space below them and then add the following line:
${font Arial:bold:size=10}${color Yellow}RECENT Xastir LOG ENTRIES ${color DarkSlateGray}${hr 2}
${font Arial:bold:size=08}${color White}${tail ~/xastir.log 10}
4. Adjust your font sizes right at the start if you need it smaller or larger.
5. Change the 10 on the second line to how many lines you want displayed.
6. Save the file.
At this point Conky should reload and you will have the log entries listed.
There are probably better methods, and I did just come up with this way about an hour ago. Will update if I change it in any ways.?
-N0LOZ
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