varnishtop

Varnish log entry ranking

SYNOPSIS

varnishtop |synopsis|

DESCRIPTION

The varnishtop utility reads varnishd(1) shared memory logs and presents a continuously updated list of the most commonly occurring log entries. With suitable filtering using the -I, -i, -X and -x options, it can be used to display a ranking of requested documents, clients, user agents, or any other information which is recorded in the log.

The following options are available:

EXAMPLES

The following example displays a continuously updated list of the most frequently requested URLs:

varnishtop -i ReqURL

The following example displays a continuously updated list of the most commonly used user agents:

varnishtop -C -I ReqHeader:User-Agent

SEE ALSO

  • varnishd(1)
  • varnishhist(1)
  • varnishlog(1)
  • varnishncsa(1)
  • varnishstat(1)

HISTORY

The varnishtop utility was originally developed by Poul-Henning Kamp in cooperation with Verdens Gang AS and Varnish Software AS, and later substantially rewritten by Dag-Erling Smørgrav. This manual page was written by Dag-Erling Smørgrav, and later updated by Martin Blix Grydeland.