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Old 08-26-2006, 12:34 AM   #1
Ephracis
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cat file but don't quit


I am having a problem. I want to read a file, just like when using cat, but I want to keep waiting for a new line instead of quitting when it reaches the end of the file. Or if anyone has any better idea of how to print out all the content of a logfile to stdout as the new entries in the logfile appear.

Hope I made myself clear enough.
 
Old 08-26-2006, 12:46 AM   #2
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Have a look at man tail - it should do what you want. For example, the following will open a log file and leave the output waiting for new lines from the log:
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tail -f /var/log/messages
 
Old 08-26-2006, 12:56 AM   #3
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