lw-0.6.7 is not a library.
LogWatcher
LogWatcher is an utility meant as a replacement for: tail -F /some/path/*
.
lw vs tail advantages:
- it watches for modified, deleted and new files without restart of the utility
- it won't crash if there are > 4096 files (shell pattern limit exhaustion) or directories (if you set
ulimit -n
value high enough) - it works recursively on directories
Author:
Daniel (@dmilith) Dettlaff
Features:
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Uses Kqueue for event monitoring (standard on BSD and macOS)
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Works recursively through files/ directories but can be also used for single file monitoring
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It's fast and DEBUG'able (through DEBUG and TRACE env variables)
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Produces colorful output (especially in DEBUG and TRACE mode).
Installation:
Software requirements:
- Rust >= 1.40.0
Additional build requirements:
- Clang >= 10.x
- Make >= 3.x
- Cmake >= 3.16
- POSIX compliant base-system (tested on systems: FreeBSD/ HardenedBSD/ Darwin)
License
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BSD
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MIT