Chunky is a terminal-based file viewer designed for navigating massive log files without freezing your system.
It breaks files into manageable chunks and provides an interactive interface for efficient browsing, searching, and navigation.

• 📦 Chunked Loading — Process files in configurable line chunks (default: 1000 lines)
• 🔍 Regex Search — Find patterns across your entire file
• ⚡ Lightweight — Minimal CPU and memory footprint
• ⌨️ Vi-style Navigation — Familiar keybindings for power users
• 📊 Stdin Support — Works seamlessly with pipes and command output

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├── src/           # Source code
├── Makefile       # Build configuration
└── README.md      # This file

Install ncurses for your platform:

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S ncurses

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install libncurses-dev

# Fedora
sudo dnf install ncurses-devel

# macOS
brew install ncurses

git clone https://github.com/auth-xyz/chunky.git
cd chunky/
make && sudo make install

Usage: chunky [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -f, --file FILE       Read from file instead of stdin
  -c, --chunk-size N    Lines per chunk (default: 1000)
  -h, --help            Show this help message

Controls:
  q          Quit
  ← →        Previous/Next chunk
  ↑ ↓ j k    Scroll up/down
  PgUp/PgDn  Page up/down
  Space/b    Page down/up
  /          Search (regex)
  n          Find next match
  ?          Jump to chunk number
  g          Go to line number

View a large file:

chunky --file /var/log/syslog
chunky -f application.log -c 500

Pipe command output:

cat largefile.txt | chunky
journalctl | chunky
docker logs container_name | chunky

Search within a log:

chunky -f debug.log
# Press '/' and enter your regex pattern
# Press 'n' to jump to next match

Found a bug? Have a feature request? Want to improve the code?

• Discord: @actually.auth
• Issues: Open an issue
• Pull Requests: Always welcome

Licensed under the MIT License.
You are free to use, modify, and redistribute this software.

_{Built with ☕ for dealing with massive log files}