Show HN: Tail out log files from multiple remote hosts with one command
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#2I've also used dsh[1] to accomplish the same thing. Never tried to use username and password for this though so that actually may be more of a pain with dsh. Also tailing multiple files on the same host is pretty cool.
[1] - http://www.tecmint.com/using-dsh-distributed-shell-to-run-li...
Re: Show HN: Tail out log files from multiple remote hosts with one command
#3For another display, there's also multitail (http://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/) that you can run with a custom command, such as
ssh host tail -f /path/to/log
Re: Show HN: Tail out log files from multiple remote hosts with one command
#4Good implementation but not for my tastes. node.js for this purpose? I think it's a bit heavy in this case.
mssh or cluster ssh is also effective in this manner, with the added flexibility of ssh terminals.
Re: Show HN: Tail out log files from multiple remote hosts with one command
#5So it's basically:
tail -f Re: Show HN: Tail out log files from multiple remote hosts with one command
#6 > You can optionally use a credentials file in ~/.remtail.json of this format:
http://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/manual/html_node/The-_...
Re: Show HN: Tail out log files from multiple remote hosts with one command
#7> You can optionally use a credentials file in ~/.remtail.json of this format: What ever happened to just using .netrc? http://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/manual/html_node/The-_...
or ssh config?
Re: Show HN: Tail out log files from multiple remote hosts with one command
#8> You can optionally use a credentials file in ~/.remtail.json of this format: What ever happened to just using .netrc? http://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/manual/html_node/The-_...
or ssh config?
ssh config support is the first thing on the roadmap. I'd be happy to take a pull request for it.
Re: Show HN: Tail out log files from multiple remote hosts with one command
#9So it's basically: tail -f + I need to install nodejs?
I have no problem with people writing cool little tools like this in whatever language, but there seems to be a chronic lack of understanding of what existing tools can do.
Re: Show HN: Tail out log files from multiple remote hosts with one command
#10So it's basically: tail -f + I need to install nodejs?
I have no problem with people writing cool little tools like this in whatever language, but there seems to be a chronic lack of understanding of what existing tools can do.
Henry Spencer 11/15/87
Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.