diff --git a/src/script/loglite-filters.lua b/src/script/loglite-filters.lua
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+local M = {}
+
+M.printstart = {
+	['options'] = { ['mode'] = 'delete' },
+	['patterns'] = {
+		['print started'] = '_uppercase,bwhite'
+	}
+}
+
+M.test = {
+	['options'] = { 'delete_mode' },
+	['patterns'] = {
+		['(verbose)'] = 'underline,cyan,_delete'
+		['(info)'] = 'magenta',
+		['ABSD'] = '_nodelete',
+		['SE?RV?'] = 'bblue'
+	}
+}
+
+return M
diff --git a/src/script/loglite.lua b/src/script/loglite.lua
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+-- Notes
+-- * directives: either a color, a color prefixed by 'b' or one of: _delete, _nodelete, [_matchonly]
+-- * pattern rules are matched top to bottom, the last one encountered overriding any previous conflicting directive
+--
+-- TODO:
+-- * move script to firmware repo (since it's shared between that and print3d) and remove commit from print3d
+-- * pre-split keyword lists for efficiency?
+-- * keep formats separate and only concat in the end, so things like upperasing can work properly
+-- * add more directives like uppercase, prefix/suffix?
+-- * options: en/dis total count, en/dis match count (how to deal with multiple matches?), en/dis keep_mode / delete_mode/
+-- * create named sets of options+patterns to allow for task-specific filter sets - choose/parse options and includes (pcall require()d) in main and pass on to workhorse function
+-- * add specialized patterns for levels/modules?
+--
+-- FIXME:
+-- * with deleteMode enabled, multiple matches and _nodelete in a later match, previous directives are ignored
+
+--[[
+-- * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17363973/how-can-i-tail-f-a-log-filetruncate-aware-in-lua
+-- * http://pueblo.sourceforge.net/doc/manual/ansi_color_codes.html
+]]--
+
+
+--[[========================================================================]]--
+
+local ANSI_COLORS = {
+	['blink'] = 5, -- no dice on osx/iterm2
+	['underline'] = 24, -- no dice on osx/iterm2
+	['black'] = 30,
+	['red'] = 31,
+	['green'] = 32,
+	['yellow'] = 33,
+	['blue'] = 34,
+	['magenta'] = 35,
+	['cyan'] = 36,
+	['white'] = 37,
+	['bblack'] = 40,
+	['bred'] = 41,
+	['bgreen'] = 42,
+	['byellow'] = 43,
+	['bblue'] = 44,
+	['bmagenta'] = 45,
+	['bcyan'] = 46,
+	['bwhite'] = 47
+}
+
+local ESCAPE_STR = string.char(27) .. "["
+local RESET_CODE = ESCAPE_STR .. "m"
+local DFL_FILTERSET_FILE = "loglite-filters.lua"
+
+local DEFAULT_FILTERSET = {
+	['options'] = { 'default_enabled', 'keep_mode' },
+	['patterns'] = {
+		['(error)'] = 'red',
+		['(warning)'] = 'yellow',
+		['(bulk)'] = 'gray'
+	}
+}
+
+
+--- Stringifies the given object.
+-- From util/utils.lua
+-- Note that self-referencing objects will cause an endless loop with the current implementation.
+-- @param o The object to convert.
+-- @treturn string Stringified version of o.
+local function dump(o)
+	if type(o) == 'table' then
+		local s = '{ '
+		for k,v in pairs(o) do
+			if type(k) ~= 'number' then k = '"'..k..'"' end
+			s = s .. '['..k..'] = ' .. dump(v) .. ','
+		end
+		return s .. '} '
+	else
+		return tostring(o)
+	end
+end
+
+--- Splits a string on a given divider character.
+-- From util/utils.lua
+-- @string[opt=':'] div The divider character to use.
+-- @return An array containing the resultant substrings.
+-- @usage local str = "a,b,c"; local parts = str:split(',')
+function string:split(div)
+	local div, pos, arr = div or ':', 0, {}
+	for st,sp in function() return self:find(div, pos, true) end do
+		table.insert(arr, self:sub(pos, st - 1))
+		pos = sp + 1
+	end
+	table.insert(arr, self:sub(pos))
+	return arr
+end
+
+local function makeAnsiCode(key)
+	if not ANSI_COLORS[key] then return nil end
+	return ESCAPE_STR .. ANSI_COLORS[key] .. 'm'
+end
+
+local function hasValue(t, needle)
+	for k,v in pairs(t) do
+		if needle == v then return k end
+	end
+	return nil
+end
+
+
+
+--[[========================================================================]]--
+
+local function tailStream(stream, patterns, options)
+	local c = 0
+	for line in stream:lines() do
+		--c = c + 1 -- Note: this would also count deleted lines
+		local embellished = line
+		local keepLine = (options.mode == 'keep')
+		local keepLineOverridden = false
+
+		-- look for a pattern matching this line
+		for p,c in pairs(patterns) do
+			if line:match(p) then
+--				print("+matched rule '" .. p .. "'/'" .. c .. "' against '" .. line .. "'")
+				local kws = c:split(',')
+
+				if hasValue(kws, '_delete') then keepLine = false; keepLineOverridden = true
+				elseif hasValue(kws, '_nodelete') then keepLine = true; keepLineOverridden = true
+				end
+
+				if keepLine then
+					-- first collect formatting sequences
+					local fmt = ''
+					for _,kw in ipairs(kws) do
+						local code = makeAnsiCode(kw)
+						if code then fmt = fmt .. code end
+					end
+
+					-- then wrap the line in formatting, if any
+					if fmt:len() > 0 then embellished = fmt .. embellished .. RESET_CODE end
+				else
+					-- Note: break out of loop and stop processing when line should be deleted _if_ the default has been overridden to do so
+					if keepLineOverridden then
+						embellished = nil
+						break
+					end
+				end
+
+				--break -- Note: don't break, allow multiple matches per line, e.g. to mix and match fg and bg colors
+			end
+		end
+
+		if embellished and keepLine then
+			c = c + 1
+
+			if options.count == 'all' then print(c, embellished)
+			else print(embellished) end
+		else
+--			print("-skipped '"..line.."'")
+		end
+
+		--c = line:match 'truncated' and 0 or c -- from tail on stderr apparently
+	end
+end
+
+local function main()
+	if #arg > 0 and arg[1] == "-h" or arg[1] == "--help" then
+		print("Usage: either pass file to tail as argument, or pipe through stdin.")
+		os.exit(0)
+	end
+
+	local followFile = #arg > 0 and arg[1] or nil
+
+	--print("following file: '" .. (followFile and followFile or "<stdin>") .. "'.")
+
+
+	--local tailin = io.popen('tail -F '..(...)..' 2>&1', 'r')
+	local tailin = followFile and io.popen('tail -f ' .. followFile, 'r') or io.stdin
+
+	local patterns = DEFAULT_FILTERSET.patterns
+	local options = { ['mode'] = 'keep', count = 'all' }
+
+	pcall(tailStream, tailin, patterns, options) -- Note: protected call to suppress interrupt error thrown by lines iterator
+end
+
+main()
+os.exit(0)