The unix "tail" command allows a user to view the end of a log file. The command "tail -f filename" will watch the file and display any new lines as they are written to the log file.
There is a powershell equivalent to this. See this article on TechNet.
Step-by-step guide
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1.Open Powershell
2.Change to the log folder
cd C:\ProgramData\iQuate\iQSonar4.0\LogsThe Get-Content cmdlet with the Tail parameter will list the last number of lines from the file
If you want to get the effect of "tail -f", use the "-Wait" parameter on the end as well.
Change Directory to the folder containing the log
Type the
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Get-Content cmdlet with both "-tail N" and "-wait" together
example:
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cd C:\ProgramData\iQuate\iQSonar4.0\Logs
get-content service.log -tail 10 -wait |
Will display the last 10 lines of the service log, and will then continue displaying any new lines until
the user presses CTRL-C
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