Information about the package, perl-File-Tail, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The perl-File-Tail package is designed for, Perl extension for reading from continously updated files.
Package Name:
perl-File-Tail
Summary:
Perl extension for reading from continously updated files
Description:
The primary purpose of File::Tail is reading and analysing log files while they are being written, which is especially useful if you are monitoring the logging process with a tool like Tobias Oetiker's MRTG.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
0.99.3
Release:
8.el6
Size:
23 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPL+ or Artistic
Control the perl-File-Tail package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install perl-File-Tail
This command will install perl-File-Tail on the server.
yum remove perl-File-Tail
This command will un-install perl-File-Tail on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove perl-File-Tail, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove perl-File-Tail
This command will un-install perl-File-Tail on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove perl-File-Tail when using the -y flag.
yum update perl-File-Tail
This command will update perl-File-Tail to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove perl-File-Tail, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update perl-File-Tail
This command will update perl-File-Tail to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove perl-File-Tail when using the -y flag.
yum info perl-File-Tail
This command will show you core information about the perl-File-Tail package.
yum deplist perl-File-Tail
This command will show you the dependencies for perl-File-Tail. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update perl-File-Tail
This command will check if there is an update waiting on perl-File-Tail. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.