Re: [tlug] Viewing log files

[steven smith <sjs@example.com>]

Jim Tittsler wrote:
> On Aug 13, 2007, at 15:45, Josh Glover wrote:
> > How about:
> >   tail -f | grep something
>
> Or multitail, which can not only filter, but colorize what remains so 
> that you can spot the "interesting" bits quickly.
>   http://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/
There was also a short article in the August Linux Journal 
about inotail:
http://freshmeat.net/projects/inotail/
Same function as normal tail but updates through the new 
kernel notify interface instead of polling the file.

Steve S.