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# javascript logtailer
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Ludicrously simple remote unix 'tail' like log viewer.
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This uses an ajax request, and the HTTP Range: header to request only the last
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~30KB of a log file. It then polls for data appended to that file, and only
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ever retrieves new data (no refreshing the whole file, or even the last 30KB).
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Handles file truncation too.
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No server side code is required - it's all just static
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files - and all modern web servers support Range (tested lighttpd, cherokee,
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apache). Tested (briefly) in IE, FF, Chrome.
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Usage: symlink the log to /log, or alter the url in logtail.js. Other settings
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available in logtail.js including poll frequency.
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License is GNU GPL 3; see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/

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