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NAME

       xtail - Watch the growth of files.

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 display 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 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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