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diff --git a/system/pw/README b/system/pw/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8cc1060c51 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/pw/README @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +pw (view data passing through a pipe) + +pw stands for Pipe Watch, a utility that continuously reads lines +of text from a pipe or pipe-like source, passes them through a FIFO +buffer, and maintains a display based on occasionally sampling the +contents of the FIFO buffer, with useful features such as triggering +and filtering. + +pw can monitor anything that produces textual output. tail -f +/var/logfile, tcpdump, strace, ... |