<![CDATA["Monitoring tail -f" does NOT work; No auto-refresh and no auto-jump to end of file]]>I started a chkdsk run (on an external partition) and redirected the output to a *.txt logfile on my partition D:

I opened this logfile after chkdisk start (during (long) run) in NP++ (on 64bit Win7) as a new tab.

After that I enabled the menu

View—>Monitoring (tail -f)

and expected a frequent auto-refresh and a auto-jump to the end of the file.

But nothing happened.

Why?

I think its a bug

When I press F5 then I can see new lines but I have to manually scroll to the end.

How can I really let NP++ auto-refresh and auto-scroll to the end?

At which frequency should an auto-refresh happen?
Can I adjust the frequency (e.g. every 20 seconds)?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/18128/monitoring-tail-f-does-not-work-no-auto-refresh-and-no-auto-jump-to-end-of-fileRSS for NodeTue, 14 Jul 2026 12:40:00 GMTThu, 22 Aug 2019 12:03:41 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "Monitoring tail -f" does NOT work; No auto-refresh and no auto-jump to end of file on Thu, 22 Aug 2019 13:21:43 GMT]]>@Matt-Adams

Monitor (tail -f) prompts to reload file

Try a different tool (some users are using glogg or TailSharp).

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/46477https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/46477Thu, 22 Aug 2019 13:21:43 GMT