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tail

Runs a Linux tail command on the specified server and given log file. You must specify the log file name including the extension. If you don’t specify a path, or specify a relative path, then we will assume <stack-directory>/current/log (i.e. the subdirectory und $STACK_PATH) as the current directory. You can specify a different (absolute) log path as needed.

This command is only supported on Linux and OS X.

$ cx tail --stack <application name> <server name> | <server ip> | <server role> /optional/log/path/<log filename>

Options

ArgumentRequired?DefaultDescription
--stack, -s <application name>yes—The application name
<server name>either/or—Name of the server to query
<server ip>either/or—IP of the server to query
<server role>either/or—Role of the server to query
/optional/log/path/<log filename>no—The log file to query (must include extension)

Examples

$ cx tail -s mystack production.log
$ cx tail -s mystack 52.65.34.98 nginx_error.log
$ cx tail -s mystack web /custom/logs/my.log