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# awslogs

> Queries groups, streams and events from Amazon CloudWatch logs.
> More information: <https://github.com/jorgebastida/awslogs>.

- List log groups:

`awslogs groups`

- List existing streams for the specified group:

`awslogs streams {{/var/log/syslog}}`

- Get logs for any streams in the specified group between 1 and 2 hours ago:

`awslogs get {{/var/log/syslog}} --start='{{2h ago}}' --end='{{1h ago}}'`

- Get logs that match a specific CloudWatch Logs Filter pattern:

`awslogs get {{/aws/lambda/my_lambda_group}} --filter-pattern='{{ERROR}}'`

- Watch logs for any streams in the specified group:

`awslogs get {{/var/log/syslog}} ALL --watch`
