+1. You can even alias ltail="less -Ri +F" so you don't have to remember to hit 'F'. (I generally add -Ri: -R to pass through unprintable characters to

+1. You can even alias ltail="less -Ri +F" so you don't have to remember to hit 'F'. (I generally add -Ri: -R to pass through unprintable characters to avoid borking coloured output; -i so searches are case-insensitive.)