# 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](https://twitter.com/dmilith)) Dettlaff
# Features:
- Uses Kqueue for event monitoring (standard on BSD and macOS)
- Works recursively through files/ directories but can be also used for single file monitoring
- It's fast and DEBUG'able (through DEBUG and TRACE env variables)
- Produces colorful output (especially in DEBUG and TRACE mode).
## Installation:
```sh
cargo install --force lw
```
## 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
- BSD
- MIT