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OpenBSD 7.9 release · amd64 · Generated 2026-09-09

logtail-1.4.6

display new entries in system logfiles since last run

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Description

logtail displays lines from a standard text file and keeps track of the offset of the end of the file so that subsequent runs only display new lines. The file's inode is also recorded so that rotated logs can be detected. logtail2 is similar but also uses heuristic plugins so that new lines in old (uncompressed) log files can also be printed.

Package information

Ports path
sysutils/logtail
Package architecture
amd64
Maintainer
The OpenBSD ports mailing-list <ports@openbsd.org>
Categories
sysutils
Available flavors
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