Sjoerd Hardeman wrote: > tv.deb...@googlemail.com schreef: >> Alex Samad wrote: >>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 10:04:36AM +0100, tv.deb...@googlemail.com >>> wrote: >>>> Alex Samad wrote: >>> [snip] >>>> watch "tail /var/log/kern.log" >>> OT but have you looked at multitail instead of watch tail >>> >>> >>> [snip] >> >> Yes, I use it regularly, but it requires separate install when "watch" >> is readily available. And "multitail" is really interesting for watching >> several files at onces. In the context of this thread it would have >> added an unnecessary overhead to the conversation... > What does 'watch' deliver that 'tail -f' does not? 'tail -f' is even > realtime, something that watch is not. > Nothing I guess, thanks for pointing this bashism. Time for a "man tail" (that's interesting...).
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