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Although there are no built in command line tools that can monitor a text file for changes in real time, there are some around based on the Unix Tail command. Unxutils is a small suite of tools that have been ported from Unix to work in Windows.

Download the UnxUpdates. The command is similar to the second option above:. The -n argument is similar to the PowerShell -tail argument and simply starts reading from the end of the text file. To only include lines containing a specific keyword make use of the Grep command.

One issue with nearly all available ported Unix Tail utilities is they are quite old, this one dates to It does though seem to work fine in Windows 7 and 10 under basic testing.

Thanks, I found it again! Simple but ideal for my purposes. The Powershell command works, but puts each change on a new line. Hello, everyone. None of you have ever heard of WinTail? It is a free program that you can download from these sites:. How can the log data be viewed online? Do you have any suggestions on viewing local desktop text file log data on the internet somehow? Perhaps an integration to one of these applications? Tomek 3 months ago. Download Lepide File Server Auditor. In This Article.

Here are the steps to track who read a file on Windows File Server. Note: It is suggested to create a new GPO, link it to the domain, and edit it. The former lets you audit successful attempts made to access the objects, whereas the latter lets you audit failed attempts. Select any one or both the options as per requirement.

It is recommended to select both options. In our case, we have selected both the options because we want to audit both the successful and the failed attempts. Step 2 — Set auditing on the files that you want to track After configuring GPO, you have to set auditing on each file individually, or on folders that contain the files.

File Viewer Lite will open the file and display the document. Windows File Viewer Lite combines the functionality of several programs into one simple utility. The program includes zoom and rotate controls for documents, PDFs, and images.

It also includes media playback controls for audio and video files. In the rare case that a file format is not supported by File Viewer Lite, the program still displays useful information about the file type from FileInfo.