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Old 06-25-2012, 03:34 AM   #1
arungala
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Tail -f command in linux


Can u suggest some idea to perform the tail -f command in tcl...It appends the output as the data is fed(on spot)
 
Old 06-25-2012, 12:27 PM   #2
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Are you just looking for why someone would use the command in practical application? If so it is commonly used to tail error log files while testing new applications. For instance, if you publish a new wordpress plugin you would want to tail -f your apache error logs to make sure it doesn't start causing problems.
 
  


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