[Info-vax] What is your favorite tool lo look at open batch log files? I use a vested ICR LIST from 1988 (binary translated from VAX to Alpha)

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <b7763814-0d4d-4985-b5a9-e820f0ce68e0o at googlegroups.com>, Jon
Pinkley <jon.pinkley at gmail.com> writes: 

> The main thing I like about it is that it can read open batch log files, 
> unlike an editor.  

EDIT/TPU/READ will allow one to view open batch log files...

> And even if the file isn't currently open, if there is a runaway batch job, 
> with a GB log file, it has no problem, as it doesn't try to read the whole 
> file into virtual memory (like TPU).

...but does read big files into memory before displaying anything (one 
thing I like about EDT, though usually not an issue with batch log 
files).

> So the question is, what tools do other people use to look at log files 
> that are opened by long running batch jobs?

BACKUP/IGNORE=INTERLOCK <log-file> <temp-file> then use whatever on 
<temp-file>.