hpcloud/tail
Go package for reading from continously updated files (tail -f) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4958
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1408
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2780 stars · 502 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Go library that emulates the BSD `tail -f` behavior, streaming lines from files that are continuously updated. It supports truncation and move detection for compatibility with log rotation tools.
Use cases
- follow log files in a Go application
- stream new lines from a growing file like tail -f
- monitor nginx or app logs in real time
- handle log rotation while tailing files
- build a log watcher service in Go
When to choose
- you need tail -f functionality inside a Go program
- you must handle log truncation and rotation gracefully
- you want a simple channel-based line streaming API
When to avoid
- you need full Windows support
- you need an actively developed project with recent maintenance
- you just need tail on the command line rather than in code
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
file-system streaming developer-tools developer-tools files backend go cross-platform tail-f log-following log-rotation file-watching linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/hpcloud/tail · fetched 2026-08-28 · a8541a92743c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| hpcloud/tail | main | 32 |
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