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Read Log Files and Display New Changes on Console at Runtime

Read Log Files and Display New Changes on Console at Runtime

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In applications like JRun, which output to log files but not to the console, it is difficult to analyze output at real-time. It is necessary to go into the log file again and again, browsing through for new messages. There is a simple program, which sits in a loop and displays the new messages as they are added to the log file by your program:

 /** * Title: Log Reader * Description: * Copyright:    Copyright (c) 2000 * Company: * @author Muhammad Nadeem Akhter * @version 1.0 */import java.io.*;public class LogReader {  public static void main(String args[]){    if (args.length <1){      System.out.println(
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