Cheat Sheet logoCheat Sheet Today
Linux Command Cheat Sheet/Follow a growing file

Stream appended lines as they are written.

Back to sheetBrowse commands
Sign in to save
Section: Viewing and Text Basics

Follow a growing file

bash
bash
tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log
Explanation

Classic log-following pattern while a service is running.

View in sheet →

Learn the surrounding workflow

Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.

Compare commandsView fixes

Related commands

Same sheet · prioritizing Viewing and Text Basics
Show last lines
Display the end of a file.
OpenIn sheetbashsame section
Page through a file
Open a file in a scrollable pager.
OpenIn sheetbashsame section
Print file contents
Concatenate and print files to standard output.
OpenIn sheetbashsame section
Show first lines
Display the first lines of a file.
OpenIn sheetbashsame section
Count lines words and bytes
Count content in files or streams.
OpenIn sheetbashsame section
Number lines
Display file contents with line numbers.
OpenIn sheetbashsame section