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anti_trend 04-02-2004 02:34 AM

How do you read a log file as it is being updated?
 
This is probably a simple question, but I was wondering how you can view an active log file as it as being updated and see the new verbosity as it is being added. Thanks guys!

micxz 04-02-2004 03:24 AM

tail -f /path/to/logfile

anti_trend 04-02-2004 06:51 AM

Ahh, thanks deeply. That's exactly what I was looking for.


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