{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "ctail",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ctail/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-09-05T02:26:56Z",
    "synopsis": "ctail [FILE]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "ctail - watch and colorize a logfile\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "ctail [FILE]\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "ctail is a very simple alias that watches a file and colorizes it.  It's very useful for mon‐\nitoring logfiles.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "EXAMPLE": {
            "content": "ctail /var/log/syslog\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "ccze(1), tail(1)\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "This  manpage and the utility was written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com> for Ubuntu\nsystems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify\nthis document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published  by  the\nFree Software Foundation.\n\nOn  Debian  systems,  the  complete  text  of  the GNU General Public License can be found in\n/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL, or on the web at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt.\n\nbyobu                                        23 Oct 2012                                    ctail(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "ctail - watch and colorize a logfile",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [
        "ctail /var/log/syslog"
    ],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "ccze",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ccze/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "tail",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tail/1/json"
        }
    ]
}