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Tail4Win is a Windows port of the UNIX 'tail -f' command. Tail4Win is used to monitor changes to files and display the changed lines in real-time. It can, for example, keep an eye out for certain keywords in a log file. It is very useful for monitoring log files of applications - e.g. Apache's error.log and access.log. or IIS, Tomcat, Resin log files. The main features are: Main features: Watch multiple files at same time. Detect keyword matches, and highlight occurrences. Can monitor files of any size. Capture and display OutputDebugString / TRACE. Command line support.

Key features of Tail4Win:

• Watch multiple files at same time.

• Detect keyword matches, and highlight occurrences.

• Can monitor files of any size.

• Capture and display OutputDebugString / TRACE.

• List "recent files".

• Standard text search.

• Use command "Tail4win abc.txt" to open and monitor file "abc.txt".

• Mouse right click on file "abc.txt" to open and monitor.

System Requirements:

• Processor: Pentium 133 or better

• RAM : 32M RAM or more

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