On Thu, Jan 04, 2007 at 07:14:57AM -0600, Robert Becker Cope enlightened us:
> "Indunil Jayasooriya" <indunil75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > When I type the below command, it shows the logs for mail.
> > tail -f /var/log/maillog
> >
> > But , Since this morning, It shows nothing.
>
> Did you leave this running overnight? If so, your logs may have rotated, and
> you are no longer "tailing" the right file.
>
Yes, if you plan on leaving long-running tails of logs, you may want to look
into the -F option, rather than -f. The man page will explain more.
Matt
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Matt Hyclak
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