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This is a utility for tailing a text file similar to tail -f but with a few extra features
This is a utility for tailing a text file similar to tail -f but with a few extra features:
Perform
npm install taila -g
Usage: taila [options] [filename]
Options: -V, --version output the version number -a, --all Read file form the beginning -l, --filter Filter mode, do not display rows that does not match any pattern -h, --help output usage information
tailor server.log
tailor -a server.log
During tailoring it is possible to affect the operation of the tail process by pressing some command keys on the keyboard.
Commands during tailing:
For the command to work properly it needs to have a list of patterns to search for. These patterns are configured in a file named .tailor.conf.js. The command first looks for the ocnfig file in the current working directory. If that fails it looks in the users home folder for the file.
The file looks like this:
module.exports = {
highlights: [
{
pattern: "[ERROR]",
re: false,
bkg: "bgRed",
color: "black"
},
{
pattern: "DEBUG",
color: "green"
},
{
pattern: "INFO",
color: "blue",
}
]
};
The pattern is either a substring or a regular expression. The property re is a flag indikating oid the pattern string ia regular expression or substring.
The colors have the following possible values:
black
red
green
yellow
blue
(On Windows the bright version is used since normal blue is illegible)magenta
cyan
white
gray
("bright black")redBright
greenBright
yellowBright
blueBright
magentaBright
cyanBright
whiteBright
bgBlack
bgRed
bgGreen
bgYellow
bgBlue
bgMagenta
bgCyan
bgWhite
bgBlackBright
bgRedBright
bgGreenBright
bgYellowBright
bgBlueBright
bgMagentaBright
bgCyanBright
bgWhiteBright
FAQs
This is a utility for tailing a text file similar to tail -f but with a few extra features
The npm package taila receives a total of 1 weekly downloads. As such, taila popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that taila demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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