[plug] Tail file on linux box from windows

[Rod]

theres not much a pretty gui can do tho is there ?

many people are not aware that ssh isnt just for connecting to remote
hosts, you can execute a command on it, and get the results back 
.. i think putty (the windows free ssh client) can do it too.

eg:
  "ssh remote.host.com tail -f /var/log/messages"

will result in the remote.host.com:/var/log/messages getting tail'd
locally.



On Fri, 2005-08-19 at 13:58 +0800, Paul Arch wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>  I was wondering if someone knows of a windows utility to 'tail' files 
> on a linux box, connected via a network
> 
>  I have an embedded linux system which I would like a client to view 
> some log files - but they only have a windows laptop.  I am looking for 
> a nice utility, which I am hoping does something like :
> 
>     create a ssh connection, tail the file that you want, and then 
> output back to windows in a readable GUI.
> 
>  I could hack up something, but was hoping there is a program already avail.
> 
>  Cheers
> 
>  Paul Arch
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