Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:44:01 +0600 From: "Jeff Laine" <wtf.jlaine@gmail.com> To: "Jeff Laine" <wtf.jlaine@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: keep track of a text file Message-ID: <2b98f2f70709301044p60393a62ob74b058fc79b3c8b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070930173343.GA1611@oberon.njm.f2s.com> References: <2b98f2f70709300956w5bf6b0das679279446d1962b0@mail.gmail.com> <20070930173343.GA1611@oberon.njm.f2s.com>
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On 30/09/2007, N.J. Mann <njm@njm.f2s.com> wrote: > > In message <2b98f2f70709300956w5bf6b0das679279446d1962b0@mail.gmail.com>, > Jeff Laine wrote: > > > > Just wonder about one catch: is it possible to keep track of any text > file's > > contents in a real time? > > For example, I open ttyv1 and via some magic command :) I get my file's > > contents updating in real time if any modifications occured. > > > > Any advices will be very much appreciated. > > tail -f <filename> > > man tail(1) for details > > > Cheers, > Nick. > -- > > Thanks! Just forgot about "tail" -- Jeff
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