---
name: "mate-system-log"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mate-utils"
version: "1.28.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mate-system-log"
---

# mate-system-log(1)

the MATE System Log Viewer

## NAME

mate-system-log - the MATE System Log Viewer

## SYNOPSIS

**mate-system-log**

or select **System Log** from the **System Tools** submenu of the Applications menu.

## DESCRIPTION

**MATE System Log Viewer** is a simple utility to display system log files.

## AUTHOR

The **MATE System Log Viewer** was written by Cesar Miquel \<miquel@df.uba.ar\>.

This manual page was written by Jochen Voss \<voss@mathematik.uni-kl.de\>.

## FILES

- */var/log/messages*

  The system's main logfile.

- */etc/syslog.conf*

  Configuration file for syslogd.  See [**syslog.conf**(5)](/syslog.conf/5.md) for exact information.

## SEE ALSO

[**syslogd**(8)](/syslogd/8.md), [**sysklogd**(8)](/sysklogd/8.md), [**syslog.conf**(5)](/syslog.conf/5.md), [**syslogd-listfiles**(8)](/syslogd-listfiles/8.md)