Deprecated linux commands.
Today I discovered you can make **less** act like **tail -f**.

**less *filename***, then press Shift-F to start follow mode.

Just like tail, but you have all the added features of less - like scrolling, searching, and the highlighting of search hits.

I've been watching log files with tail for years.  

This just made me ponder: are there other commands that are outdated and have powerful alternatives?

Please share the bliss - a single command per post.
Deprecated linux commands.
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Today I discovered you can make **less** act like **tail -f**.

**less *filename***, then press Shift-F to start follow mode.

Just like tail, but you have all the added features of less - like scrolling, searching, and the highlighting of search hits.

I've been watching log files with tail for years.  

This just made me ponder: are there other commands that are outdated and have powerful alternatives?

Please share the bliss - a single command per post.