[GH-ISSUE #84] Allow user to choose which file to view #59

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opened 2026-03-03 16:04:05 +03:00 by kerem · 13 comments
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Originally created by @copernico on GitHub (Dec 3, 2016).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/mthenw/frontail/issues/84

Right now frontail only shows either one single file or all the files (specified on the command line) merged together. I would love to see a drop-down menu in the top bar that would allow me to pick which file to see.

Originally created by @copernico on GitHub (Dec 3, 2016). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/mthenw/frontail/issues/84 Right now frontail only shows either one single file or all the files (specified on the command line) merged together. I would love to see a drop-down menu in the top bar that would allow me to pick which file to see.
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@vandot commented on GitHub (Apr 22, 2017):

+1

<!-- gh-comment-id:296386321 --> @vandot commented on GitHub (Apr 22, 2017): +1
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@andiwirs commented on GitHub (Oct 30, 2017):

+1

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@bberenberg commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2018):

+1 current plan is to run a bunch of these on a single node behind a proxy to make this happen.

<!-- gh-comment-id:358424221 --> @bberenberg commented on GitHub (Jan 17, 2018): +1 current plan is to run a bunch of these on a single node behind a proxy to make this happen.
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@mthenw commented on GitHub (Jan 25, 2018):

Looks like it's often requested feature. SImilar to https://github.com/mthenw/frontail/issues/108. My thinking is that if I specify multiply files to tail e.g.

frontail /var/log/syslog1 /var/log/syslog2

Then in the UI I should be able to switch between those two files. By default it should show tail for all files.

What do you think about that?

<!-- gh-comment-id:360517210 --> @mthenw commented on GitHub (Jan 25, 2018): Looks like it's often requested feature. SImilar to https://github.com/mthenw/frontail/issues/108. My thinking is that if I specify multiply files to tail e.g. ``` frontail /var/log/syslog1 /var/log/syslog2 ``` Then in the UI I should be able to switch between those two files. By default it should show tail for all files. What do you think about that?
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@bberenberg commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2018):

Different issue from #108 as I mentioned there. One is about the path at which the tool can run, the other is about how multiple files are displayed within a given instance.

<!-- gh-comment-id:362057539 --> @bberenberg commented on GitHub (Jan 31, 2018): Different issue from #108 as I mentioned there. One is about the path at which the tool can run, the other is about how multiple files are displayed within a given instance.
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@yeurplc commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2018):

+1

<!-- gh-comment-id:380448321 --> @yeurplc commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2018): +1
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@filipeoliveira commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2018):

+1

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@jakobjp commented on GitHub (May 3, 2018):

Totally agree. - If multiple files are being viewed, it would be extremely useful to be able to view the entire stream of log, or individual files. (In the UI I would prefer a dropdown og tabs, preferably even showing a number with the amount of lines added to tailed files that are not presently viewed.

<!-- gh-comment-id:386264574 --> @jakobjp commented on GitHub (May 3, 2018): Totally agree. - If multiple files are being viewed, it would be extremely useful to be able to view the entire stream of log, or individual files. (In the UI I would prefer a dropdown og tabs, preferably even showing a number with the amount of lines added to tailed files that are not presently viewed.
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@joshjung commented on GitHub (May 6, 2018):

+1

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@jakobjp commented on GitHub (Sep 26, 2018):

Will this ever be done?

<!-- gh-comment-id:424714049 --> @jakobjp commented on GitHub (Sep 26, 2018): Will this ever be done?
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@vandot commented on GitHub (Sep 26, 2018):

Will this ever be done?

It seems that is quite difficult to change that because of way it's implemented tail -f

<!-- gh-comment-id:424732402 --> @vandot commented on GitHub (Sep 26, 2018): > Will this ever be done? It seems that is quite difficult to change that because of way it's implemented [tail -f](https://github.com/mthenw/frontail/blob/1e54a7786c3eea68f590f938320aaf2f6ba74ed9/lib/tail.js#L26)
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@timdonovanuk commented on GitHub (Jun 3, 2020):

+1 for this. The only solution I've found so far is to run seperate instances on different ports for each logfile. Other than that, frontail is super amazing :)

<!-- gh-comment-id:638113704 --> @timdonovanuk commented on GitHub (Jun 3, 2020): +1 for this. The only solution I've found so far is to run seperate instances on different ports for each logfile. Other than that, frontail is super amazing :)
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@pembertonmatsi commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2021):

+1 for this. An idea for those smarter than I. Create a wrapper application that launches frontail in tabs. So a menu at the top and tabs below for each file. That would be a new git project but installs Frontail as a dependancy.

<!-- gh-comment-id:829530015 --> @pembertonmatsi commented on GitHub (Apr 29, 2021): +1 for this. An idea for those smarter than I. Create a wrapper application that launches frontail in tabs. So a menu at the top and tabs below for each file. That would be a new git project but installs Frontail as a dependancy.
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