[ddp] xtail : like "tail -f", but works on truncated files, directories, more

[daily-debian-package at enix.org]

Hello,

Today, I'm happy to present you the Debian package xtail, which is part
of the utils section, and maintained by Roderick Schertler
<roderick at argon.org>. 

This package contains : like "tail -f", but works on truncated files,
directories, more.

xtail watches the growth of files.  It's like running a "tail -f" on
a bunch of files at once.  It notices if a file is truncated and starts
from the beginning.  You can specify both filenames and directories on
the command line.  If you specify a directory, it watches all the files
in that directory.  It will notice when new files are created (and
start watching them) or when old files are deleted (and stop watching
them).

Note that xtail isn't a graphical (X11) program, it runs on a plain tty.
The name likely comes from "eXtended tail" or such.


Package homepage     :
 http://packages.debian.org/unstable/utils/xtail

Package bug homepage :
 http://bugs.debian.org/xtail

Package QA homepage  :
 http://packages.qa.debian.org/xtail

Have fun with Debian packages !

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