* Logan Shaw wrote:
> Troy Piggins wrote:
>> I'm using 'tail -f /var/log/mail.log' to keep an eye on my mail
>> logs while testing. I was wondering if there is any tools
>> similar that might have the ability to color keywords (maybe
>> based on REs)? This would help certain keywords stand out more.
>
> Type "less /var/log/mail.log". Then type "/foo", where "foo" is
> a regular expression matching whatever you want to highlight, and
> hit return. Now type "F".

Thanks Logan, I didn't know less could 'follow'.

The other solution by Andreas I like because I can run through a
script and use 256 colors for all sort of regexes.

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