Brahim Sliti
Co-Founder at LeadsFactory | I help Clay GTM engineers get the contacts Clay’s Find People misses.
Follow me
February 21, 2023
Hey, did you know that you can filter Docker logs to show only the ones generated after or before a specific date and time? It's actually pretty handy when you need to troubleshoot issues or monitor the behavior of your containers.
So, if you want to filter logs that were generated after a specific date and time, you can use the --since parameter followed by the date and time. For example, if you want to see all the logs that were generated after December 1st, 2022, you can type docker logs --since 2022-12-01 my-container.
Similarly, if you want to filter logs that were generated before a specific date and time, you can use the --until parameter followed by the date and time. For instance, if you want to see all the logs that were generated before November 30th, 2022, you can type docker logs --until 2022-12-01 my-container.
You can also use timestamps to filter logs for a specific time range. For instance, you can use both --since and --until parameters to see logs generated between two specific times. For example, docker logs --since 2022-12-01T12:00:00 --until 2022-12-01T13:00:00 my-container will show all the logs generated by my-container between 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM on December 1st, 2022.
Overall, using these parameters can be a time-saver and help you focus on the logs you need to inspect. Give it a try!
#docker
February 21, 2023
