[Tutor] *nix tail -f multiple log files with Thread

[Bill Campbell]

On Sun, Feb 15, 2009, bob gailer wrote:
> David wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I copied a program from C to track multiple log files. I would like to  
>> be able to print a label when a log file is updated.
>
> Did the C program accomplish that? If so, it might help to see that  
> code. If not why mention it?
>

The ``swatch'' program, written in perl, does this by using the
gnu-tail program via a pipe using.

	gtail --follow=name --lines=1 file1 file2 ...

Use the source Luke.

Bill
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