SYNTAX

       xtail entry ...

DESCRIPTION

       Xtail  monitors  one  or more files, and displays all data
       written to a file since command invocation.   It  is  very
       useful for monitoring multiple logfiles simultaneously.

       If  an entry given on the command line is a directory, all
       files in that directory will be monitored, including those
       created  after the xtail invocation.  If an entry given on
       the command line doesn't exist, xtail will  watch  for  it
       and  monitor it once created.  When switching files in the
       display, a banner showing the  pathname  of  the  file  is
       printed.

       An  interrupt  character (usually CTRL/C or DEL) will dis­
       play a list of the  most  recently  modified  files  being
       watched.   Send  a quit signal (usually CTRL/backslash) to
       stop xtail.

SEE ALSO

       tail(1)

NOTES

       Xtail may be easily confused.  For example, if a  file  is
       renamed,  xtail may or may not continue to monitor it.  If
       you ask it to monitor a file multiple times,  it  probably
       will.   If you misspell a filename, xtail will treat it as
       a nonexistent entry and happily wait for its creation.

       My favorite use is "xtail /usr/spool/uucp/.Log/*".

AUTHOR

       Chip Rosenthal <chip@unicom.com>



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