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Documentation for View Options #47

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Need some documentation on the View Option dialog.

I'm looking to understand/use the tail circular log, and tail log directory 
features in your program.  I am at a loss as to what these exactly mean and how 
they can be used.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by iqbal.lo...@gmail.com on 16 Jul 2013 at 5:05

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
additional info: my log directory looks like the attached image.  I would like 
to be able to always automatically open the latest "vlog-*.txt" log file.

Original comment by iqbal.lo...@gmail.com on 16 Jul 2013 at 5:09

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
SnakeTail will automatically support circular logs, and will handle that the 
file is cleared/recreated.

If you want to open the latest file matching a file-wildcard, then set the file 
path like this:

C:\Directory\vlog-*.txt

And make a check-mark in "Path with wildcard".

If you want to change how often it checks for new files, then you can play with 
"File Reopen Check Interval".

Original comment by sweaty1 on 16 Jul 2013 at 7:01