You are debugging a new application that is crashing. You want to watch the messages as they are bei - Answer: a The tail command allows you to keep a log open and see each new message as it is written to the log.

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Question: You are debugging a new application that is crashing. You want to watch the messages as they are being written to the log. What command should you use?
Choose one:

a. tail
b. head
c. less
d. log

Answer: Answer: a

The tail command allows you to keep a log open and see each new message as it is written to the log.

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Question: You are debugging a new application that is crashing. You want to watch the messages as they are being written to the log. What command should you use?
Choose one:

a. tail
b. head
c. less
d. log

Answer:

Answer: a

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