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.TH TRA 1 2/24/79
.UC
.SH NAME
tra \- copy out a file as it grows
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B tra
[
.B \-
] [
\-interval
] [
+limit
]
file
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Tra
will copy out (transcribe) the contents of a file which is growing as it grows.
It alternately copies out the new material in the file and sleeps
for
.I interval
seconds, the default
.I interval
is 15 seconds.
.I Limit
can be given to limit the total running time of the
.I tra,
the default is effectively infinite.
.PP
.I Tra
normally copies out all the text currently in the file
before beginning to watch for new text.
The option
.B \-
alone causes only new material to be given.
.PP
.I Tra
is particularly useful for alternately watching the output
file being written by a long shell script or a long-running
program and doing real work.
.SH AUTHOR
Bill Joy
.SH BUGS
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	2	.UC
	3	.SH NAME
	4	tra \- copy out a file as it grows
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.B tra
	7	[
	8	.B \-
	9	] [
	10	\-interval
	11	] [
	12	+limit
	13	]
	14	file
	15	.SH DESCRIPTION
	16	.I Tra
	17	will copy out (transcribe) the contents of a file which is growing as it grows.
	18	It alternately copies out the new material in the file and sleeps
	19	for
	20	.I interval
	21	seconds, the default
	22	.I interval
	23	is 15 seconds.
	24	.I Limit
	25	can be given to limit the total running time of the
	26	.I tra,
	27	the default is effectively infinite.
	28	.PP
	29	.I Tra
	30	normally copies out all the text currently in the file
	31	before beginning to watch for new text.
	32	The option
	33	.B \-
	34	alone causes only new material to be given.
	35	.PP
	36	.I Tra
	37	is particularly useful for alternately watching the output
	38	file being written by a long shell script or a long-running
	39	program and doing real work.
	40	.SH AUTHOR
	41	Bill Joy
	42	.SH BUGS