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pySFTPtail is a Python3 implementaion of the tail command over a sftp connection
# pysftptail script
python3 pysftptail.py -h host -u username -p password -n 5
Usage: pysftptail.py [OPTIONS] FILE_PATH
Options:
-h, --host TEXT SFTP host server, prompted if omitted.
-u, --username TEXT SFTP username, prompted if omitted.
-p, --password TEXT SFTP password, prompted if omitted.
-n, --lines INTEGER Output the last n lines. [default: 5]
-f, --follow Output data as the file grows.
--version Show the version and exit.
--help Show this message and exit.
# Execute tests
pytest
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pySFTPtail is a Python3 implementaion of the tail command over a sftp connection
We found that pysftptail demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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