tail.nvim

Neovim plugin to tail the file loaded by the current buffer

Options

The following are the options(default shown) that can be specified:

  -- File polling frequency(for changes) in milliseconds
  poll_frequency = 100,

  -- Notifier used to log mesages
  notifier = vim.notify,

  -- Tail interval in millseconds
  tail_interval = 2000,

  -- Smart tail logic: if the cursor is not at the last line (e.g was moved)
  -- do not go to the end of the buffer after reloading it.
  -- This will allow you to continue reloading a file, but stay focused
  -- on a line you are interested in. To got back to "tailing" just move the cursor
  -- to the last line.
  smart_tail = false,

Example Usage (packer.nvim)

use {
  "sa-mendez/tail.nvim",
  after = "nvim-notify",
  config = function()
    require("tail_nvim").setup {
      smart_tail = true,
      notifier = require "notify",
    }
  end,
  event = "BufRead",
},

Note that the setup method must be called even if you are not overriding any defaults.

Toggle command

The plugin creates the following command ToggleTailBuffer which you use to toggle on/off the tailing on the current buffer.