Xcode: View Console History After Cleared?

Question

How can I see the Xcode console history? I accidentally cleared it by running the application again and am wondering if I can get back what was cleared.

Answer 1

Xcode console output is logged in the system log. You can search the system log from the console with grep:

# view last 2000 lines of the system log
sudo tail -n2000 /private/var/log/system.log

# search system log for YourApp
sudo grep YourApp /private/var/log/system.log

# watch the system log as it's being written and filter for YourApp
sudo tail -f /private/var/log/system.log | grep YourApp