Logcat Filtering Cheat Sheet
Master Android logging filters, priority levels, format modifiers, and buffer streams.
Priority Filters
| Command |
Purpose |
| adb logcat *:V |
Verbose and all higher levels |
| adb logcat *:D |
Debug and all higher levels |
| adb logcat *:I |
Info, Warning, Error, Fatal |
| adb logcat *:W |
Warning, Error, Fatal |
| adb logcat *:E |
Error and Fatal only |
| adb logcat *:F |
Fatal crash assertions only |
| adb logcat *:S |
Silent (suppress all unrequested tags) |
Buffers & Formats
| Command |
Purpose |
| adb logcat -v color |
Colorize output by priority |
| adb logcat -v threadtime |
Show timestamp, PID, TID, priority, tag |
| adb logcat -b crash -d |
Dump crash buffer to screen |
| adb logcat -b radio |
Stream cellular and RIL logs |
| adb logcat -c |
Flush and clear all buffers |