NAME

       multiTail.pl - Read multiple log files. The log files can be written round.

SYNOPSIS

               multiTail.pl [-a] [-d delay] [-p begin|end]
                       [--print] [-t] [-o outFile [-m max] [-P]
                        [[-n noFiles] | [-s [-c compressprog]] ]
                       ]
                       [-C color=pattern [-C color=pattern ...]]
                       [-g expression] files...

OPTIONS

       -a, --addName
                   add filename to the output at the beginning of each line

       -d, --delay
                   delay in sec. between checking the files (default 5 sec)

       -p, --position
                   read from begin or end of file (default = begin)

       --print
                   print configuration read from configuration file
                   or command line and stop

       -t, --withTime
                   with current time and date in the output

       -o, --out
                   write output to file

       -m, --maxFilelen
                   maximal len of file written round (default = 1e6)

       -n, --noOfOldFiles
                   number of old files to store

       -P, --withPID
                   write pid to log file (default is not)

       -H, --withHostname
                   write hostname to log file (default is not)

       -l, --maxlines
                   maximal number of lines to read per --delay in one chunk
                   from a log file (default = 1000)
                   setting this value to 0 means to read all lines immediately

       -s, --saveLogs
                   save log files with date and time instead of deleting the
                   old (with [-noOfOldFiles])

       -c, --compressWith
                   compress saved log files (e.g. with -c 'gzip -9')

       -C, --color
                   use color for a line if specified pattern matches
                   supported colors are:
                   'red', 'green', 'yellow', 'blue', 'magenta', 'cyan'
                   this option can be used multiple times
                   example:
                      --color red=ERROR

       -g, --grep
                   grep for lines with the specified expression
                   example:
                      --grep 'ERROR|WARNING'

       -V
                   print version(s)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  (c) 2001-2022 by Heinz-Josef Claes (see README) Published under the GNU General Public License
       or any later version

perl v5.40.1                                       2025-08-27                                       MULTITAIL(1)