btail

btail 🐝 (beautiful) - Interactive File Tail Viewer

btail is a command-line utility for viewing the tail of files with an interactive terminal user interface. It allows you to monitor log files in real-time with features like live updates, search functionality, syntax highlighting, and easy navigation.

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Installation

Make sure you have go installed on your system

go install github.com/galalen/btail@latest

Usage

Basic usage: Options:

• -n <number>: Set the number of lines to display (default: 5)
• -f: Enable follow mode to watch for new lines

Examples:

btail -n 10 -f path/to/file.log

Special Thanks

• nxadm/tail and grafana/tail: For inspiring the core file tailing functionality.
• bubbletea: For powering the interactive terminal UI.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

[MIT License]