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A Windows equivalent of the Unix tail command

Asked 2008-10-09T14:48:15.240
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I'm looking for the equivalent of the Unix 'tail' command that will allow me to watch the output of a log file while it is being written to.

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I've used Tail For Windows. Certainly not as elegant as using 

tail
but then, you're using Windows. ;)

answered 2008-10-09T14:50:24.720
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The tail command and many others are available in the Windows Resource Kit Tools package.

answered 2012-05-24T02:19:26.830
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You can try WinTail as well.

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answered 2010-08-11T08:19:58.747
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I think I have found a utility that meets the need for the tail function in batch files. It's called "mtee", and it's free. I've incorporated it into a batch file I'm working on and it does the job very nicely. Just make sure to put the executable into a directory in the PATH statement, and away you go.

Here's the link:

mtee

answered 2011-07-01T18:27:20.957

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