"watching" a log on FreeBSD vs Linux

How about this: $ tail -f logfile?

And if you need to grep: $ tail -f logfile | grep foobar.


Port:   gnu-watch-3.2.8
Path:   /usr/ports/misc/gnu-watch
Info:   GNU watch command
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