Log management utilizing time context indexing

A system comprising:

• a log file containing a plurality of log records associated with an operation of a computer system;
• each log record including a time stamp identifying a time of occurrence of a computer event
• a display index correlating a respective time threshold between consecutive log records with a respective display line spacing for facilitating display of consecutive log records utilizing a graphical user interface;
• a processor determining the time of an occurrence of a computer system event associated with a respective log record and evaluating the gap in the time of an occurrence between consecutive log records and comparing the respective gap in time with the respective time threshold of the display index to determine a respective display line spacing for displaying consecutive log records;
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• a display for displaying the plurality of log records in segmented groups with each group separated by a display line corresponding to a respective time threshold between consecutive log records.

A computer program product for displaying log records a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method, said method comprising:

• providing a plurality of log records wherein a respective log record has a time stamp identifying the time of an occurrence of a computer system event;
• accessing a plurality of consecutive log records from a log file;
• providing a display index correlating a respective time threshold between consecutive log records with a respective display line spacing for facilitating display of consecutive log records utilizing a graphical user interface;
• determining the time of an occurrence of a computer system event associated with a respective log record;
• evaluating the gap in the time of an occurrence between consecutive log records and comparing the respective gap in time with the respective time threshold of the display index to determine a respective display line spacing for displaying consecutive log records;
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• utilizing a display for displaying said plurality of log records in segmented groups with each group separated by a display line corresponding to a respective time threshold between consecutive log records.