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Overview
Tail Ace is a powerful tailiing utility for windows that works similar to the UNIX 'tail -f' command, but with many more features. You can use Tail Ace to monitor changes to files and see those changes in realtime. This program does more than just tail files. Filters to include/exclude lines, color assignments and font sytles can be assigned to words/phrases. This program has many features that make it a very powerful tool.

Installing
When installing Tail Ace, you will be able to use the program without any time restraints. However, if you do not register the program, Tail Ace will remain in demo mode. While in demo mode, there will be restrictions throughout the program. Once you purchase Tail Ace, you will be given a license key to register the program and Tail Ace will not have any restrictions.

Donations
Tail Ace is now freeware. You do not have to purchase or register Tail Ace. Donations are appreciated. If you would like to donate to this project, you can do so by clicking the donations button at the top of this page. Donations help keep this project going.

Updating
When a new version of Tail Ace is posted, simply download the new version and install over the top of the old version. Your favorites, color displays, and filters will still exist after the updating to the new version. There is no need to register again after installing the update. The program will still be registered.

Features

• Tail multiple files at one time
• Add file to favorites so you don't have to always browse to the same file every time you start the program
• Ability to set filters to include or exclude lines in a file
• Set colors and font styles to words/phrases that you are tailing
• Set specific files to open automatically when the program starts
• Ability to set the refresh delay (how often the program checks the file for changes)
• Ability to set the buffer size (how many lines show in the tail window)
• Color and filter settings are applied to individual files so that you don't have to have the same color/filter settings to all open files
• Find text in the file that is being tailed
• Pause program from tailing file(s)
• Ability to scroll through file while tailing is taking place. Program still adds text but doesn't follow at the bottom of the file until you scroll back to the bottom
• Hold control key down and use mouse wheel to change font size in window
• Print selected text or an entire log window