---
name: "zypper-log"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "zypper"
version: "1.14.102-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zypper-log"
---

# zypper-log(8)

Zypper logfile reader

## NAME

zypper-log - Zypper logfile reader

## SYNOPSIS

**zypper-log** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*PID*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**zypper-log** can read zypper’s logfiles. It can also handle rotated logfiles, and will open plain, xz, gz and bz2-compressed files.

By default **/var/log/zypper.log** will be read and a list of all **zypper** invocations is shown:

```
$ zypper-log
Reading /var/log/zypper.log ............... DONE
TIME              PID    VER      CMD
2013-10-15 11:01  2195   1.11.14  /usr/bin/zypper se spell
2013-10-15 11:03  2703   1.11.14  /usr/bin/zypper in aspell-en aspell-ispell aspell-de
2013-10-15 15:00  22463  1.11.14  /usr/bin/zypper lr -u
2013-10-15 15:00  22479  1.11.14  /usr/bin/zypper lr -s
```

When you provide a pid, you will get the complete log for the corresponding zypper run.

## OPTIONS

- **-d** *YYYY-MM-DD*

  Only view zypper runs of the specified day.

- **-l** *FILE*

  Only read this logfile.

- **-r** *NUMBER*

  Also read the *NUMBER* latest rotated logfiles.

- **--help**

  Print help and quit.

## FILES

**/var/log/zypper.log**

**zypper** default logfile.

**/var/log/YaST2/y2log**

As YAST uses a similar logfile format, you should be able to scan the YAST logfiles as well, using the **-l** switch.

## AUTHORS

Dominik Heidler  \<dheidler@suse.de\>

## SEE ALSO

[zypper(8)](/zypper/8.md)