I use both! `tail` in one window for the log file from whatever program I am running. And `watch -n 0.1 ls -lh` in another to keep an eye on the file I am writi

I use both! `tail` in one window for the log file from whatever program I am running. And `watch -n 0.1 ls -lh` in another to keep an eye on the file I am writing to. Sometimes I'll put a watch on the harddrive just to make sure I am not filling it gigabytes of crap.