find /foo -name "*dog.dat" -ls -exec tail -f {} \;
-print will list only the filename
-ls will list the long dir entry.
{} is needed to deliver the filename you are working with.
\; is needed to signal the end of the command.
On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 12:45 PM, Clifford Snow <clifford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Correction - I shouldn't have copy and pasted. drop the {} \; from the
> script
>
> find /foo -name "*dog.dat" -print0 | xargs -0 tail -n5
>
> On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Clifford Snow <clifford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 3, 2018 at 8:40 AM, bruce <badouglas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks.. works .. but I forgot one thing...
>>>
>>> Is there a way to list the "file" prior to the tail or would that
>>> require a bash/shell script.. I could have sworn that I've seen how to
>>> accomplish this a while ago... arggh!
>>>
>> For that I think you need to use xarg as:
>>
>> find /foo -name "*dog.dat" -print0 | xargs -0 tail -n5 {} \;
>>
>>
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