When deploying services and applications on servers, being able to monitor the log file by viewing all updates as they occur, greatly eases this task.
On Linux, I use tail which only loads the end of the file and is therefore great for handling large files:
tail -f /usr/local/myservice/file.log
In Windows, is there any alternative to the CMD? If not, which alternative outside the CMD?
Via CMD, I do not know any solution, but here are some alternatives:
Using PowerShell :
Get-Content arquivo.log –Wait
If you want to make filters, we can use another concatenated command called where:
Get-Content myTestLog.log -wait | where { $_ -match "WARNING" }
I particularly like using baretail , for having the possibility of creating color rules, so I put as a rule the word "ERROR" and turns red the line, whenever you have the floor, I recommend. In the article, Tail a Log File on Windows & Linux , you can find more alternatives.
If you want to continue using tail you can install MinGw
With it you can run the same command.
C:\>tail -f log.txt
Use the command below to always monitor the last line of the file (in powershell)
>powershell
>Get-Content SEU_ARQUIVO –Wait