Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:23:55 -0600 From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> To: c0re dumped <ez.c0re@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Reading in real time from a file without pipes Message-ID: <20061211172354.GE69299@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <6dd8736a0612110908q2cdb99a0rf3b8da3f5e4bdfee@mail.gmail.com> References: <6dd8736a0612110908q2cdb99a0rf3b8da3f5e4bdfee@mail.gmail.com>
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In the last episode (Dec 11), c0re dumped said: > I wonder if is possible to read data from a certain file without > using a pipe. > > Let me explain: > > I have a process already writing messages to a logfile. I want to > read all written data (without neither stop nor interfere normal log > process) from another process in real time. > > How can I achieve it ? Take a look at how the tail command does it. You can either stat the file periodically then read the new data if you see the timestamp or size change (portable), or use a kqueue to get notified immediately of any updates (not portable). -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com
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