#1. Copy/paste the below lines in your .bashrc
tailf-with-colors () {
if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
echo "Please specify a file for monitoring"
return
fi
tail -f $1 | awk '
{matched=0}
/INFO:/ {matched=1; print "\033[0;37m" $0 "\033[0m"} # WHITE
/NOTICE:/ {matched=1; print "\033[0;36m" $0 "\033[0m"} # CYAN
/WARNING:/ {matched=1; print "\033[0;34m" $0 "\033[0m"} # BLUE
/ERROR:/ {matched=1; print "\033[0;31m" $0 "\033[0m"} # RED
/ALERT:/ {matched=1; print "\033[0;35m" $0 "\033[0m"} # PURPLE
matched==0 {print "\033[0;33m" $0 "\033[0m"} # YELLOW
'
}
#2. Run source ~/.bashrc -- to reload
#3. Run tailf-with-colors <filename>
