On: Stop using tail -f (mostly)

[shawabawa3]

imagine the scenario: "I want to see everything that happens in a single request"

Enter method:

  1. Press enter a bunch of times
  2. Reload browser
  3. Press enter a bunch of times and scroll up

Your method:

  1. Search for last line in output to highlight it?
  2. Reload page
  3. Try and figure out where stuff starts and ends with loads of visual noise

[teraflop → shawabawa3]

I won't argue that for this specific use case, tail isn't friendlier than less.

But the original poster posted a useful tip, and is now getting aggressive downvotes and comments like "This has nothing to do with what is being discussed in this subthread." I think that's unwarranted.

[MadcapJake → shawabawa3]

less method:

  1. ma
  2. Reload browser
  3. 'a

less method with two marks:

  1. ma
  2. Reload browser
  3. mb
  4. 'a

[ajanuary → MadcapJake]

Unfortunately mark doesn't seem to work while you're following.