struct Tail::File

• Tail::File
• Struct
• Value
• Object

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Constructors

• .new(file : ::File)

  Tail a file IO.

Class Method Summary

• .open(file : Path | String, & : File -> )

  Open a file to tail into it.

Instance Method Summary

• #follow(lines = 0, line_size = 1024, delay = 0.1, &block : String -> _)

  Follows the end of a file.

• #last_lines(lines = 10, line_size = 1024) : Array(String)

  Gets the last n lines.

• #watch(lines = 0, line_size = 1024, &block : String -> _)

  Watchs for newly added bytes to the file by using inotify.

Constructor Detail

Class Method Detail

Instance Method Detail

Tail::File.open "file", &.follow do |str|
  print str
end

Tail::File.open "file", &.last_lines