Is there any commands to check the dynamic changes of a file

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Hi guys i had a script which will generate a log file.Is there any commands to check the dynamic changes in the log file,i.e if i open the log file i should able to see the updating changes live...I hope u understand my query...

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Try this :


tail -f <<log_file_name>>

Thanks,
Sam

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if you are using vim/vi i have an idea
write this in ~/.vimrc
noremap \u :e %^M

suppose u have opend proces.log file
now whenever u press \u
u wiil see the updated file

Rakesh UV