Search

Search operates on visible lines only — it respects active filters and only scans lines that are currently shown.

Keybindings

Usage

Press / or ? to open the search bar at the bottom of the screen. Type your query and press Enter. logana highlights all matches on visible lines and scrolls to the first match.

• n wraps around to the first match after the last line.
• N wraps around to the last match before the first line.

Pattern Syntax

Search uses full regex syntax (via the regex crate). Examples:

/ERROR                  plain literal
/connection.*refused    regex
/\d{3} \d+              HTTP status + bytes
/^2024-03               lines starting with date prefix

Case Sensitivity

By default, search is case-sensitive. Case sensitivity can be toggled programmatically via the Search API (no UI toggle yet — the default behavior is case-sensitive matching).

Match Highlighting

Matched byte spans are highlighted with the search style (distinct from filter highlight colors). Search highlights take priority over filter highlights — if a search match overlaps a filter-colored span, the search color wins.

The current match (the one n/N is positioned on) is rendered with a distinct highlight color to distinguish it from other occurrences on screen.

When wrap is disabled, navigating to a match with n or N also adjusts the horizontal scroll to center the matched span in the viewport.

Search vs. Filters

Use filters to permanently narrow the view. Use search to navigate through specific patterns within the already-filtered view.