BareTail is a real-time log file monitoring tool. Features Real-time file viewing

Optimised real-time viewing engine View files of any size (> 2GB) Scroll to any point in the whole file instantly View files over a network Configurable line wrapping Configurable TAB expansion Configurable font, including spacing and offset to maximise use of screen space

Follow tail mode

View the end of a growing file in real time, no matter how fast the file grows Like "tail -f" on Unix systems, but with many more features

Tail multiple files

Simultaneously monitor multiple files for changes using tabs Visual indication on each tab of file status and changes Tabs may be positioned on any side of the window and oriented horizontally or vertically

Configurable highlighting

Lines containing particular strings can be highlighted to help you notice important text Highlight colours are fully customisable

International character sets

Unicode UTF-8 ANSI ASCII

Many file formats

Windows / DOS text files (lines end in CR/LF pairs) Unix text files (lines end in LF) Microsoft IIS logfiles (and other files terminated with a string of nulls)

Flexible configuration options and storage

Many configurable user preferences Preferences can be saved to a file, the registry or not at all on exit Preferences are loaded from a file in the local directory, a file in the application directory or the registry (in that order) Preferences can be loaded and saved at any time by the user, and shared with other users

Single small executable, no installer

No installation needed, start using the tool immediately Small executable can be run from the network Easy to temporarily install and then completely remove