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From: kherron@ms.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron)
Subject: Re: Multiple tail programme
Message-ID: <kherron.673065127@s.ms.uky.edu>
Keywords: tail, file viewing
Organization: University Of Kentucky, Dept. of Math Sciences
References: <1991Apr30.054042.14998@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au>
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Date: Wed, 1 May 1991 02:32:07 GMT
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colemanm@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au (Mark Coleman) writes:

>Sorry if this is a FAQ but I'm looking for a version of 'tail' that allows me
>display the updates to files from multiple files.

>e.g.  $ tail -f <file1> <file2> <file3>

#!/bin/sh
# mtail -- tail -f on multiple files at once

for file in $*
do
	tail -f $file &
done
exit 0

--------
The ability to specify arguments to the tail calls is left as an
excercise for the reader.
-- 
Kenneth Herron                                            kherron@ms.uky.edu
University of Kentucky                                        (606) 257-2975
Department of Mathematics 
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