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tm-log.sh
#!/bin/sh
# This script shows the previous 12 hours of Time Machine activity, then shows live logs
# Reference: https://superuser.com/questions/1126990/how-to-view-time-machine-log-in-macos-sierra
filter='processImagePath contains "backupd" and subsystem beginswith "com.apple.TimeMachine"'
# show the last 12 hours
start="$(date -j -v-12H +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')"
echo ""
echo "[History (from $start)]"
echo ""
log show --style syslog --info --start "$start" --predicate "$filter"
echo ""
echo "[Following]"
echo ""
log stream --style syslog --info --predicate "$filter"
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