ltail.gawk
Script for doing a tail of a file with everything since you last tailed it. (ltail the name derived from last-tail).
Script to see what is new in an ascii file( for example a log file). Created for scripts monitoring log files. (Send an email when new messages do not contain something). There are other solutions /tools (pygtail,logcheck.) but when you are on a trimmed and locked down linux installation there is always gawk.
The last position read, filesize and inode information is persisted in a file with extension .pos. To reset tailing a log file simply remove the file.
./ltail <filename>
License: MIT
Scripts
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ltail.awk | awk script | Tail file with restart at last position |
- The script creates a file with extenson .pos at the same location as the logfile.
- Script adds line numbers to the output. (Change the script of you do not want this).