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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