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View a log file in Linux dynamically

Asked 2010-01-20T05:02:08.530
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I have a log file in .csv format in Linux, that is being updated continuously. I want to view the log file as it is being updated. Is there any Linux command(s) to do that?

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tail -lf logfile.csv.

If you logged on to GUI, you can use mousepad to view the log dynamically.

answered 2010-01-20T16:31:07.650
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vsConsole FileView may help if you prefer to monitor your logs via a web application. See the demo at http://demo.vamonossoftware.com/

Requires you run a java app server, deploy vsConsole to it, and run agents on the server containing the logs - so I'm guessing its a more heavy weight solution than what you need here. (Its good for dev/testing teams who just want to click on a log file to see it rather than ssh, cd, tail etc)

answered 2011-02-03T03:23:23.877

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