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goaccess:tldr:8bb79
This command consists of two programs: tail
and goaccess
, connected via the pipe operator |
.
-
tail
is a command-line utility that displays the last part (tail) of a file in real-time. The-f
option is used to follow the file's content as it's being updated.${path-to-logfile}
is a placeholder for the actual path to the log file that you want to monitor. -
goaccess
is a log analyzer and interactive viewer for web server access logs. It takes the output oftail
as input through the pipe and analyzes the log data in real-time, providing various statistical insights, like the number of unique visitors, bandwidth usage, popular webpages, and more.
By combining tail -f ${path-to-logfile}
and goaccess -
through the pipeline, you are continuously streaming the updated content of the log file to goaccess
, allowing you to monitor and analyze the log file in real-time.