unixloggingcommand-linetail

How to tail all the log files inside a folder and subfolders?

In Linux, using the command tailf, how can I tail several log files that are inside a folder and in the subfolders?

Solution

  • To log all the files inside a folder, you can go to the folder and write

    tail -f *.log

    To add the subfolders to the tailf command, use

    tail -f **/*.log

    Of course, the regular expression can be improved to match only specific file names.