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Rake task to tail multiple log files
desc "Tail logs"
task :logs => :environment do |t, args|
log_files = ['log/searchd.log', 'log/searchd.query.log', 'log/resque.log', 'log/development.log']
system "tail -f -n 2 #{log_files.map {|f| "#{Rails.root}/#{f}"}.join(' ')} | perl -pe 's/^(==>)(.*)(<==)$/\e[1;33;40m$&\e[0m/g'"
end
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