25Aug/090
How to view or display a logfile in real time on screen in linux
How do I see the log file in real time including all incoming logs as well?
You can use the tail command in linux command line which outputs the last part of files in real time including all incoming logs to a file. So you can view the last parts of your logs file (like access logs for the server) using this in real time!
Note: you may need to login as root user to view log files.
Command
tail -f file-name command
If your log file name is /var/log/lighttpd/access.log, enter:
tail -f /var/log/lighttpd/access.log
If your php log file name is /var/log/lighttpd/scripts.log, enter
tail -f /var/log/lighttpd/scripts.log
You will get a scrolling view of the /var/log/lighttpd/scripts.log for all incoming entries on screen. To stop simply hit CTRL+C.