---
name: "readpstlog"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "readpst"
version: "0.5.3-1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/readpstlog"
---

# readpstlog(1)

convert a readpst logfile to text format

## NAME

readpstlog - convert a readpst logfile to text format

## SYNOPSIS

**readpstlog** \[*options*\] *logfile*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **readpstlog** command.

**readpstlog** is a program that reads the *binary* logfile generated by **readpst**, and outputs it in a more desirable format (i.e. text).

## OPTIONS

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax. A summary of options is included below.

- **-f** *format*

  Sets the format of the text log output.  Currently, the only valid output format is **T**, for text; anything else gives the default.

- **-t** *types*

  Tells **readpstlog** to print only the specified types of log messages. Types are specified in a comma-delimited list (e.g. 3,10,5,6).

- **-x** *types*

  Tells **readpstlog** to exclude the specified types of log messages. Types are specified in a comma-delimited list (e.g. 3,10,5,6).

## LOG MESSAGE TYPES

**readpstlog** understands the following types of log messages:

- **1**

  File accesses

- **2**

  Index accesses

- **3**

  New email found

- **4**

  Warnings

- **5**

  Read accesses

- **6**

  Informational messages

- **7**

  Main function calls

- **8**

  Decrypting calls

- **10**

  Function calls

- **11**

  HexDump calls

## SEE ALSO

[**readpst**(1)](/readpst/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Joe Nahmias \<joe@nahmias.net\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).