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Old 07-02-2003, 02:59 PM   #1
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Log Files


Instead of continously using cat to read my log file, is there a way to get them to print in real time to a terminal, like an IDS would do?

I'm not running a server, so they only print to one file.
 
Old 07-02-2003, 06:58 PM   #2
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Try tail -f log ...
 
  


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