Important Logs
First show system events. Second command show events inherent to the process of booting kernel.
tail /var/log/messages
tail /var/log/dmesg
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Mar
Tag Archives: tail
13
Apr
First Two Lines
View first two lines of a file
head -2 file
tail -2 file # for last 2 lines
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Feb
Tail Command in Follow Mode
View in real time what is added to a file. -f stands for Follow
tail -f /var/log/messages
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Sep
Watch a Log File for Changes using tail
This command will let you watch a log file for changes as soon as they happen.
tail -f log/development.log