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BareView
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Win32 (Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003)
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Demo Download** - bareview.exe ~ 239k
Version 1.06a 2005-09-23 Read Licence
** Automatically terminates after 5 minutes.
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Registered Download* - Only $US 35
Version 1.06aR 2005-09-23 Read Licence
* Option to disable start-up splash screen.
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Product Overview
BareView has been replaced by BareTailPro and BareGrepPro.
Our product development is based on user feedback.
In order to add the features requested by users, we have decided it is most effective to develop two tools, rather
than try to make BareView suit all the needs of all users.
BareView is still available for download by existing customers, but we have no plans for further development of this product.
If you are an existing BareView customer, then you now also have a licence for BareTailPro and BareGrepPro for free.
Use the link provided when you registered to download a copy of these products licenced to you.
If you no longer have the link, then please contact us.
We always value your feedback so we can continue to improve our products.
BareView is a tool for finding, searching and real-time viewing of text files.
It further improves the productivity enhancement provided by BareGrep and BareTail
by integrating their features in a single tool.
While searching files for text, BareView can display the search results in context in the file.
BareView can also filter new lines added to a file in real-time (similar to tail -f | grep on Unix systems).
BareView has configurable highlighting and supports DOS/Windows and Unix text files of any size,
including files larger than 2GB.
Find text in files fast
Real-time file viewing
Fast to build search queries
See important text clearly
Extract data and sort
Fast to use
Fast to deploy and remove
Support for many file types
Find text in files fast
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View search results in context
When a search result is selected in BareView,
the corresponding line of the file is shown in context. An indicator on the left side of the window
shows which line corresponds to the search result selected.
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Search subfolders recursively
BareView can recursively search sub-folders, making it easy to
find matching files anywhere on the file-system.
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Optimised search
The text searching algorithm used by BareView is based on our custom regular
expression engine, which has been optimised for run-time performance.
Real-time file viewing
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Search while viewing in real time
While viewing the contents of a file in real-time, it is possible to search for matching text strings.
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Follow the tail
Like the well known Unix tail -f command, BareView
can automatically follow the tail of a growing file, in real-time as it is appended.
BareView is ideal for monitoring log files or system traces.
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Filter new lines added to a file in real-time (grep the tail)
BareView can search new lines added to a file in real-time.
This feature is similar to the Unix command tail -f | grep.
When the Follow Tail mode is selected, new lines added to the file viewed are searched with
the current search expression and added to the search results if a match is found.
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Optimised real-time viewing engine
BareView is designed to provide real-time viewing while presenting as low a
load as possible to the graphics and file-system components of the host operating system.
The system resources consumed by BareView are small and independent of the
size of the file viewed. It is possible to scroll to any point in a file instantly, regardless of
its size.
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View files on other systems
As BareView is designed to make efficient use of the file-system, it is well
suited to viewing files located on a network share or mounted over a network.
See important text clearly
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Configurable highlighting
Lines containing particular strings can be highlighted to help you notice important text.
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Highlighting also applies to the search results
In BareView the configurable highlighting also applies to the Text
column of the search results, so that lines from files are always coloured consistently.
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Automatic TAB expansion
TAB characters embedded in the text are automatically expanded to improve readability of the file.
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Automatic line wrapping
There is a visual indication of the start of each line on the left hand side of the window.
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Configurable font
The font used for output and user input can be customised for maximum readability, or to maximise
the amount of output that can be seen in the window.
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Configurable view options
Inter-line spacing and line wrapping can be configured to make the most of your screen space.
The line offset can be adjusted for fonts which clip when closely spaced.
The update interval can be configured which is useful for minimising network traffic when
viewing files in real-time over a network.
Fast to build search queries
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Simple and regular expression search modes
BareView supports simple and advanced searching modes.
When the Regex Syntax option is not selected, any literal search string can be entered,
and this exact string is what BareView will attempt to find.
For more powerful searching, select the Regex Syntax option to use regular expressions.
The regular expression syntax
supported by BareView is a common subset of the syntax
used in Java, Perl and PHP.
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Incremental searching
As the search string is changed, the search results are automatically updated.
This dynamic feedback as you type makes it quick and easy to construct a search expression that matches
the correct text.
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Dynamic error feedback
As you edit a regex, the syntax is dynamically checked and any syntactic errors are reported
interactively, making it quick and easy to construct correct regular expressions.
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Specify multiple files with wildcards
For users who prefer to use the keyboard, it is possible to specify multiple files by entering a list of
files (including wildcards) separated by spaces. The full set of wildcards normally provided by the
operating system is supported.
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Specify multiple files with the mouse
For users who prefer to use the mouse, it is possible to select multiple files.
Extract data and sort
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Capturing groups - output into columns
Capturing groups can be specified in the regular expression, causing the matching
text to be presented in columns after the text of the line. This feature makes it easy to extract
text from matching lines. The bracket characters '(' and ')' are used in regular expressions
to specify capturing groups. For the precise syntax, consult the
Regex Reference.
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Sorting columns
The search results are presented in columns, including the file name, line
number, text of the line and the results of any capturing groups specified in the regular expression.
The search results can be sorted on any column for different views of the results.
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Export search results to file or clipboard
The Export Search Results dialog box allows the search results from BareView
to be copied to the clipboard or saved to a file.
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Select output and copy to the clipboard
With BareView it is possible to select the lines being viewed with the
mouse and copy to the Windows clipboard.
Fast to use
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Real-time user experience
Our products are carefully designed to be responsive to user interaction at all times.
Even when processing large data sets or huge files, our tools are designed to perform gracefully and
provide continuous, real-time user interaction.
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No-nonsense user interface
Full access to all features is provided through both the keyboard and the mouse. Commonly used
functions have mouse and keyboard shortcuts.
The main menu can be hidden to save space, as all menu items can be found on the system menu
(accessible with Alt-SPACE and the mouse) at all times.
Our tools do not provide wizards and dockable toolbars.
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Standard window placement options
All of our products provide standard window placement options, including 'Always on Top', for
laying them out on the screen quickly and accurately.
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Automatic window placement on startup
Our tools are automatically moved to your preferred location on the screen each time they are started.
The window placement is stored on exit and restored on restart.
The maximised, minimised or normal window state is also stored and restored.
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Command line interfaces
All of our tools provide a command line interface for command shell users.
This feature also makes it easy to launch our tools from shortcuts and batch files.
Consult the
Command Line Usage
for details on how to use BareView from the command line.
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Support for Windows XP style user interface controls
Our tools support Windows XP style user interface controls,
so they work with your choice of style, for maximum ease of use.
Fast to deploy and remove
All of our tools are designed to be easily deployed into a range of computing environments.
They are also designed to be easy to completely remove.
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Single, small executable - no installer
Our tools automatically install when they first run. No explicit installation is required -
you may start using them immediately. Because our tools are so small it is possible to run them
from a network share, removing the need to copy the executable to the system where it will be used.
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Easy to remove completely from a system
Because our tools are distributed as a single executable, you can remove them completely from a system by
deleting the executable and the associated registry settings. Consult the
FAQ for more
information on where to find the registry settings. Note that the registry settings can also be copied to
other users to propagate standard configurations to many users.
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Run from the network
Because our tools are so small and they install automatically on the first run, it is possible to
run them from a network share or web page. This feature removes the need to copy the executable to the
system where it will be used.
Support for many file types
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Files of any size (including files larger than 2GB)
All of our tools are designed to handle files of any size, including huge files greater than 2GB in size.
64 bit file sizes are supported.
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Unix and Win32/DOS text files
All of our tools can handle text files in Unix (lines end in a LF character) or
Dos/Windows (lines end in a CR and LF character) format.
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Microsoft IIS logfiles
All of our tools can correctly process Microsoft IIS logfiles and other files which are terminated
in a string of null bytes.
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Binary files
All of our tools are designed to work gracefully with binary files. While they are primarily designed for
use with text files, they can also display binary data (although the output may not be human-readable).
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Support for international character sets
BareView can display files containing Unicode, UTF-8, ANSI and ASCII text file
formats. BareView can also be used to view binary files.
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