Name

       condor_tail Display - the last contents of a running job's standard output or file

Synopsis

       condor_tail [-help] | [-version]

       condor_tail[-pool centralmanagerhostname[:portnumber]] [-name name] [-debug] [-maxbytes numbytes] [-auto-
       retry] [-follow] [-no-stdout] [-stderr] job-ID[filename1] [filename2 ...]

Description

       condor_taildisplays the last bytes of a file in the sandbox of a running job identified  by  the  command
       line  argument  job-ID.  stdoutis  tailed  by  default. The number of bytes displayed is limited to 1024,
       unless changed by specifying the -maxbytesoption. This limit is applied for each  individual  tail  of  a
       file; for example, when following a file, the limit is applied each subsequent time output is obtained.

Options

       -help

          Display usage information and exit.

       -version

          Display version information and exit.

       -pool centralmanagerhostname[:portnumber]

          Specify a pool by giving the central manager's host name and an optional port number.

       -name name

          Query the condor_schedddaemon identified with name.

       -debug

          Display extra debugging information.

       -maxbytes numbytes

          Limits  the  maximum number of bytes transferred per tail access. If not specified, the maximum number
          of bytes is 1024.

       -auto-retry

          Retry the tail of the file(s) every 2 seconds, if the job is not yet running.

       -follow

          Repetitively tail the file(s), until interrupted.

       -no-stdout

          Do not tail stdout.

       -stderr

          Tail stderrinstead of stdout.

Exit Status

       The exit status of condor_tailis zero on success.

Author

       Center for High Throughput Computing, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Copyright

       Copyright © 1990-2016 Center for High Throughput Computing, Computer Sciences Department,  University  of
       Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

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