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I would like to tail multiple files into the same window so that they are intermingled.
When I try the following:
tail -f logA.log logB.log
I get the following:
usage: TAIL [switches] [filename]* switches: [-?] display this message [-n] display last n lines of each file (default 10) [-f filename] keep checking filename for new lines
From the way that reads, it the format should look like:
tail -f logA.log -f logB.log
But that gives the same error. I must be missing something simple.
I cannot reproduce this. – DavidPostill – 2017-03-11T21:52:43.857
@DavidPostill Are you saying that this is working for you? With Cygwin? – Tyler Murry – 2017-03-11T21:58:08.030
That is exactly what I mean by "I cannot reproduce this" – DavidPostill – 2017-03-11T21:59:04.270
$ tail -f test.log LoremIpsum.log
gives no errors and works as expected. – DavidPostill – 2017-03-11T22:00:04.5771That's a really weird usage message. It looks like you have some other
tail
program ahead of the cygwin one in your$PATH
– None – 2017-03-11T22:12:40.903@WumpusQ.Wumbley That was it! I didn't realize I had something else exposing that. Thanks! – Tyler Murry – 2017-03-11T22:18:37.013
Whatever it is, it must be somewhat inspired by unix
tail
, but no real unix utility would: 1. spell its own name in SHOUTY LETTERS; 2. call options "switches"; 3. Have a-?
option (that's a globbing character eww!) – None – 2017-03-11T22:29:50.0901@TylerMurry Good to see you have resolved your issue. A hint for next time:
which tail
would have given the game away :) – DavidPostill – 2017-03-11T22:42:58.070