Package: xtail Version: 2.1 Revision: 2 Maintainer: Brian Redman Source: http://www.unicom.com/sw/xtail/xtail-%v.tar.gz Source-MD5: 2e4717c591a2cbbd4aeb63d00c87a0cb Patch: %n.patch DocFiles: README Description: Watches the growth of files DescDetail: << Author: Chip Rosenthal "xtail" watches the growth of files. You can specify both filenames and directories on the command line. If you specify a directory, it watches all the files in that directory. It will notice when new files are created (and start watching them) or when old files are deleted (and stop watching them). This program is an oldie but goodie. It was posted to comp.sources.misc in July 1989 (see ftp.uu.net:/usenet/comp.sources.misc/volume7/xtail.Z). I remember posting an even earlier version to alt.sources. It has been published in the O'Reilly & Associates "Unix Power Tools" collection (book and CD-ROM). Over the years, some fly-by-night organizations (such as the MIT X Consortium and SGI) have tried to steal the "xtail" name. Don't be fooled! Insist on the original. The 1989 release credited David Dykstra for his contributions. << License: BSD Homepage: http://www.unicom.com/sw/xtail/