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Old 04-02-2004, 02:34 AM   #1
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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!
 
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tail -f /path/to/logfile
 
Old 04-02-2004, 06:51 AM   #3
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Ahh, thanks deeply. That's exactly what I was looking for.
 
  


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