hiEnableTailViewfile

hiEnableTailViewfile(
w_windowId 
) 
=> t / nil 

Description

Turns on the ability to repeatedly read from the end of a file and update the viewfile window. This continually updates the viewfile window with text that is appended to the end of the file being viewed. This only works when appending to a file. If the file is modified in another way, such as edited using an editor, the results are unpredictable. This function is equivalent to the UNIX command tail_f and works the same way.

Argument

w_windowId

Window you want the function to act on.

Value Returned

t	The capability is turned on.
nil	w_windowId is invalid. A warning is displayed.

Related Topics

Functions of Viewfile Window

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