Linux tail command

To constantly monitor log files being appended, you can use:


tail -f /var/log/xyz*.log

if you want to see last 200 lines added:

tail -n 200 /var/log/xyz*.log

note the asterisk "*" symbol, that monitors ALL logs that meet the pattern, which is helpful with log names ending with DATE.


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