vlp

A command-line tool that parses /var/log/pacman.log (including its rotated .log.1 / .log.1.gz predecessor) and shows one of four views:

• -i, --installed — show recent packages currently installed according to the log
• -c, --show-commands — recent user-initiated pacman -S ... / sync commands
• -u, --upgraded — recent package upgrades
• -s, --show-hist — recent transactions, with installed/removed/upgraded/downgraded/reinstalled packages grouped under the transaction (and triggering command) they occurred in

A mode flag is required; an optional n argument limits how many matching log lines are considered (default: 20). For -s, n instead limits how many of the most recent transactions are shown (also default: 20).

Installation

vlp is available at the AUR, or you can install using the install target in the Makefile

Building

Requires meson, ninja, and zlib.

meson setup build
meson compile -C build

NOTE: See the Makefile for more build options