[plug] tail -f /var/log/messages

[Earnshaw, Mike]

List,

I am trying to monitor the /var/log/messages file in a quick smart
fashion (I hesitate to use the term real time), I normally use

tail -f /var/log/messages

but there seems to be some delay before the screen reflects what has
happened in the log. Is there a way to increase the "polling speed" of
this command. 'Man tail' on my machine did not indicate so.

Thanks,

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