For an alternative way of accomplishing the example given take a look at multitail [1]. Hitting return will insert a line with the current date and time to the

For an alternative way of accomplishing the example given take a look at multitail [1]. Hitting return will insert a line with the current date and time to the file you're tailing. It also colour codes the output and allows you to tail multiple files simultaneously. [1] http://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/ http://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/