diff --git a/eget.go b/eget.go
index bd46219..da70fa1 100644
--- a/eget.go
+++ b/eget.go
@@ -365,6 +365,14 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
+	if cli.ShowLog {
+		err := PrintLogs()
+		if err != nil {
+			fatal(err)
+		}
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	target := ""
 
 	if len(args) > 0 {
@@ -398,12 +406,19 @@ func main() {
 
 	if opts.Remove {
 		ebin := os.Getenv("EGET_BIN")
-		err := os.Remove(filepath.Join(ebin, target))
+		removePath := filepath.Join(ebin, target)
+		err := os.Remove(removePath)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("Removed `%s`\n", filepath.Join(ebin, target))
+		fmt.Printf("Removed `%s`\n", removePath)
+		
+		// Log the removal operation
+		if logErr := LogOperation(target, removePath, "removed"); logErr != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: failed to log removal: %v\n", logErr)
+		}
+		
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
@@ -547,12 +562,25 @@ func main() {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Check if file already exists (for update detection)
+		action := "installed"
+		if _, err := os.Stat(out); err == nil {
+			action = "updated"
+		}
+
 		err = bin.Extract(out)
 		if err != nil {
 			fatal(err)
 		}
 
 		fmt.Fprintf(output, "Extracted `%s` to `%s`\n", bin.ArchiveName, out)
+		
+		// Log the operation (skip logging to stdout)
+		if out != "-" {
+			if logErr := LogOperation(target, out, action); logErr != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: failed to log operation: %v\n", logErr)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if opts.All {
diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
index 2fa6596..4b7fe5d 100644
--- a/flags.go
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Flags struct {
 	Verify      string
 	Remove      bool
 	DisableSSL  bool
+	ShowLog     bool
 }
 
 type CliFlags struct {
@@ -38,4 +39,5 @@ type CliFlags struct {
 	Help        bool      `short:"h" long:"help" description:"show this help message"`
 	DownloadAll bool      `short:"D" long:"download-all" description:"download all projects defined in the config file"`
 	DisableSSL  *bool     `short:"k" long:"disable-ssl" description:"disable SSL verification for download requests"`
+	ShowLog     bool      `long:"log" description:"show the installation log"`
 }
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..831ce2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/zyedidia/eget/home"
+)
+
+// LogEntry represents a single log entry for a binary operation
+type LogEntry struct {
+	Timestamp time.Time
+	Repo      string
+	Path      string
+	Action    string
+}
+
+// GetLogDir returns the appropriate log directory based on the OS
+func GetLogDir() (string, error) {
+	var logDir string
+	
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		// Windows: use %LOCALAPPDATA%\eget\logs
+		localAppData := os.Getenv("LOCALAPPDATA")
+		if localAppData == "" {
+			homeDir, err := home.Home()
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("could not determine home directory: %w", err)
+			}
+			localAppData = filepath.Join(homeDir, "AppData", "Local")
+		}
+		logDir = filepath.Join(localAppData, "eget", "logs")
+	} else {
+		// Unix-like systems: use ~/.local/share/eget/logs
+		homeDir, err := home.Home()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("could not determine home directory: %w", err)
+		}
+		logDir = filepath.Join(homeDir, ".local", "share", "eget", "logs")
+	}
+	
+	return logDir, nil
+}
+
+// GetLogFilePath returns the full path to the log file
+func GetLogFilePath() (string, error) {
+	logDir, err := GetLogDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(logDir, "eget.log"), nil
+}
+
+// ensureLogDir creates the log directory if it doesn't exist
+func ensureLogDir() error {
+	logDir, err := GetLogDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	
+	return os.MkdirAll(logDir, 0755)
+}
+
+// LogOperation logs a binary operation to the log file
+func LogOperation(repo, path, action string) error {
+	// Ensure log directory exists
+	if err := ensureLogDir(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create log directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	
+	logFile, err := GetLogFilePath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get log file path: %w", err)
+	}
+	
+	// Open file in append mode, create if doesn't exist
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(logFile, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open log file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	
+	// Format: timestamp\trepo\tpath\taction
+	timestamp := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)
+	logLine := fmt.Sprintf("%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n", timestamp, repo, path, action)
+	
+	_, err = f.WriteString(logLine)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to log file: %w", err)
+	}
+	
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ReadLogs reads all log entries from the log file
+func ReadLogs() ([]LogEntry, error) {
+	logFile, err := GetLogFilePath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(logFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return []LogEntry{}, nil
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read log file: %w", err)
+	}
+	
+	lines := strings.Split(string(data), "\n")
+	entries := make([]LogEntry, 0, len(lines))
+	
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		line = strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		
+		parts := strings.Split(line, "\t")
+		if len(parts) != 4 {
+			continue // skip malformed lines
+		}
+		
+		timestamp, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, parts[0])
+		if err != nil {
+			continue // skip lines with invalid timestamps
+		}
+		
+		entries = append(entries, LogEntry{
+			Timestamp: timestamp,
+			Repo:      parts[1],
+			Path:      parts[2],
+			Action:    parts[3],
+		})
+	}
+	
+	return entries, nil
+}
+
+// FormatLogEntry formats a log entry for display
+func FormatLogEntry(entry LogEntry) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s\t%s\t%s\t%s",
+		entry.Timestamp.Format(time.RFC3339),
+		entry.Repo,
+		entry.Path,
+		entry.Action)
+}
+
+// PrintLogs prints all log entries
+func PrintLogs() error {
+	entries, err := ReadLogs()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		fmt.Println(FormatLogEntry(entry))
+	}
+	
+	return nil
+}