colourtail.sh

# Colourised tail output for
function colourtail() {
    tail $* | sed \
        -e 's/==>.*<==/\x1b[95m&\x1b[0m/' \
        -e 's/.*\bDEBUG.*/\x1b[96m&\x1b[0m/' \
        -e 's/.*\bWARN.*/\x1b[93m&\x1b[0m/' \
        -e 's/.*\bERR.*/\x1b[91m&\x1b[0m/' \
        -e 's/^[a-z.]\+\.[A-Za-z]*\(Exception\|Error\):.*/\x1b[93;41m&\x1b[0m/' \
        -e 's/^[ \t]*\bat .*/\x1b[37m&\x1b[0m/i'
}