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# multitail
> Extension of tail.
> More information: <https://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/examples.php>.
- Tail all files matching a pattern in a single stream:
`multitail -Q 1 '{{pattern}}'`
- Tail all files in a directory in a single stream:
`multitail -Q 1 '{{directory}}/*'`
- Automatically add new files to a window:
`multitail -Q {{pattern}}`
- Show 5 logfiles while merging 2 and put them in 2 columns with only one in the left column:
`multitail -s 2 -sn 1,3 {{mergefile}} -I {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}} {{file4}}`