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xtail

a multi-file tail(1)

v2.1

xtail watches the growth of files.

It's like running a "tail -f" on a bunch of files at once.

You can specify both filenames and directories on the command line.

If you specify a directory, it watches all the files in that directory. It will notice when new files are created (and start watching them) or when old files are deleted (and stop watching them).

=== HISTORICAL NOTES ===

This program is an oldie but goodie. It was posted to comp.sources.misc in July 1989 (see ftp.uu.net:/usenet/comp.sources.misc/volume7/xtail.Z). I remember posting an even earlier version to alt.sources. It has been published in the O'Reilly & Associates "Unix Power Tools" collection (book and CD-ROM).

Over the years, some fly-by-night organizations (such as the MIT X Consortium and SGI) have tried to steal the "xtail" name. Don't be fooled! Insist on the original.

The 1989 release credited David Dykstra for his contributions.

Chip Rosenthal <chip@unicom.com>

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App information

Package name
xtail
Version
2.1-1.3.1.bso
Licence
BSD
Developer
Chip Rosenthal
Last updated
2025-02-26 03:05:46

Download size
14.5 KiB
Installed size
17.8 KiB
Checksum (sha256)
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Download size
14.5 KiB
Installed size
66.7 KiB
Checksum (sha256)
40c86e342e4eba16102b7d3b801534b24a49691fc80acfab4d6aab3263c371c6
Download size
39.3 KiB
Installed size
39.0 KiB
Checksum (sha256)
f4cea56d4fdc89b77fbae158b83db0574d01e5aed69eca793c392a643f797bcf
Download size
13.7 KiB
Installed size
13.8 KiB
Checksum (sha256)
2a3e0c061d1f270bfccccdde8d00621ca282de61fa06b7475835e045cc322794

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