way to flush /var/log/message

[Paul Allen Newell]

On 5/22/2012 12:56 PM, Bill Davidsen wrote:
>
> tail -0f /var/log/messages
>
> You get the existing lines you ask for, ten by default. And there is a 
> buffering option in syslogd, I just don't recall where I used to set 
> it. I believe by default it's line buffered, output at newline.
>
>
Bill:

Thanks for the info on "belief it is line buffered". That's what I 
needed to know.

Paul