You mean..

tail -f <logfile name>

You will have to 'Ctrl-c' to get back to the prompt..

- Kirti

-----Original Message-----
From: Irshad Buchh [mailto:[Email Address Removed] Monday, January 21, 2002 9:13 AM
To: LazyDBA.com Discussion
Subject: Unix Command help.
Sensitivity: Confidential


Hi,

Can anyone let me know the UNIX/ LINUX command to view the contents of the
alert.log file live. I remember someone doing it quite some time back. Just
can't remember that.

Thanks.

Irshad.


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