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PYGTAIL(1) User Commands PYGTAIL(1)

NAME

pygtail - read log file lines that have not been read

SYNOPSIS

pygtail [options] logfile

DESCRIPTION

Print log file lines that have not been read.

OPTIONS

-h, --help
show this help message and exit
-o OFFSET_FILE, --offset-file=OFFSET_FILE
File to which offset data is written (default: <logfile>.offset).
-p, --paranoid
Update the offset file every time we read a line (as opposed to only when we reach the end of the file).
-n EVERY_N, --every-n=EVERY_N
Update the offset file every n'th time we read a line (as opposed to only when we reach the end of the file).
--no-copytruncate
Don't support copytruncate-style log rotation. Instead, if the log file shrinks, print a warning.
--version
Print version and exit.
May 2016 pygtail 0.6.1