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How do you tail multiple files in Linux?
To tail multiple files with multitail simply invoke the program followed by the two filenames you wish to follow. The nice thing about multitail is it creates two panes, one for each file. These panes can scroll independently and search works across both panes.
What is the tail command used for?
The tail command shows you data from the end of a file. Usually, new data is added to the end of a file, so the tail command is a quick and easy way to see the most recent additions to a file. It can also monitor a file and display each new text entry to that file as they occur.
How does the tail command work in Linux?
The tail command shows you data from the end of a file. Usually, new data is added to the end of a file, so the tail command is a quick and easy way to see the most recent additions to a file. It can also monitor a file and display each new text entry to that file as they occur. This makes it a great tool to monitor log files.
Is it possible to tail multiple files in Aix?
Another nice thing is that it has the following output: to help you recognize which output is from which log. tail multiple files is extended by GNU tail version. With AIX, you don’t have GNU tail, so you can’t do it. You can use multitail instead.
Is there a way to tail two files at once?
I will provide a code snippet using tmux that can give you two different windows you can use to tail both files simultaneously: UPDATE: Using screen can also attach/detach multiple sessions so you can run tail multiple times as well. I can suggest doing this:
How to tail multiple files in Fedora command line?
In Fedora you can simply use DNF to install the package like so: For Red Hat or CentOS 7, you must install the epel repository first: In Ubuntu and Debian variants you can use apt-get like so: To tail multiple files with multitail simply invoke the program followed by the two filenames you wish to follow.