How can I observe a logfile continuously?

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Submitted by till (Contact Author) (Forums) on Mon, 2006-08-07 17:44. :: Shell

With the command:

tail -f /path/to/logfile

you will see all lines added to the logfile. To stop this, press [CTRL] + c
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