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less +F filename

will go to the end and tailcontinually load the latest contents of the file.

From less man page:

FF Scroll forward, and keep trying to read when the end of file is reached. Normally this command would be used when already at the end of the file. It is a way to monitor the tail of a file which is growing while it is being viewed. (The behavior is similar to the "tail -f""tail -f" command.)

less +F filename

will go to the end and tail the file.

From less man page:

F Scroll forward, and keep trying to read when the end of file is reached. Normally this command would be used when already at the end of the file. It is a way to monitor the tail of a file which is growing while it is being viewed. (The behavior is similar to the "tail -f" command.)

less +F filename

will go to the end and continually load the latest contents of the file.

From less man page:

F Scroll forward, and keep trying to read when the end of file is reached. Normally this command would be used when already at the end of the file. It is a way to monitor the tail of a file which is growing while it is being viewed. (The behavior is similar to the "tail -f" command.)

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answered Jun 26, 2017 at 19:54

John E.

less +F filename

will go to the end and tail the file.

From less man page:

F Scroll forward, and keep trying to read when the end of file is reached. Normally this command would be used when already at the end of the file. It is a way to monitor the tail of a file which is growing while it is being viewed. (The behavior is similar to the "tail -f" command.)