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multitail:tldr:d195b
multitail: Show 5 logfiles while merging 2 and put them in 2 columns with only one in the left column.
$ multitail -s 2 -sn 1,3 ${mergefile} -I ${file1} ${file2} ${file3} ${file4}
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The command multitail
is a Linux command used to monitor multiple log files simultaneously in a single terminal window. It provides the ability to follow and view real-time updates from multiple log files.
Here's a breakdown of the given command:
multitail
: This is the command itself.-s 2
: This option sets the scroll rate to 2 lines per second. It determines how quickly the display of the log files scrolls.-sn 1,3
: This option specifies which log files to display and in which order. In this case, it will display the first and third log files.${mergefile}
: This is a placeholder for the name or path of the file that contains merged log data. It will be displayed along with the other log files.-I
: This option is used to ignore regular log files. It tellsmultitail
to treat the specified files as text files instead of log files.${file1} ${file2} ${file3} ${file4}
: These are placeholders for the names or paths of the log files to be monitored. Replace them with the actual names or paths of the log files you want to monitor.
To summarize, the command multitail -s 2 -sn 1,3 ${mergefile} -I ${file1} ${file2} ${file3} ${file4}
will open a multitail
session in which it will display the contents of the specified log files (${file1}
, ${file2}
, ${file3}
, ${file4}
) along with the contents of ${mergefile}
. The display will scroll at a rate of 2 lines per second, and only the first and third log files will be displayed. The -I
option ensures that the specified files are treated as text files rather than log files.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.