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Hello,

How to tail -f logfile. if log file is gennerate every 1 HR.
I want it works automatically all the time. never changes it by manual.
Thank

Code:
ls -trl CybertonTransaction.*
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot    617071 Jul  9 00:02 CybertonTransaction.20130709-00.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   20728938 Jul  9 01:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-01.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   3808189 Jul  9 02:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-02.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   4389986 Jul  9 03:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-03.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   3801622 Jul  9 04:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-04.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   25008198 Jul  9 05:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-05.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   59425803 Jul  9 06:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-06.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   100000019 Jul  9 07:48 CybertonTransaction.20130709-07.log.1
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   8122571 Jul  9 07:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-07.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   30973114 Jul  9 08:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-08.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   100000022 Jul  9 09:46 CybertonTransaction.20130709-09.log.1
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   17700625 Jul  9 09:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-09.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   100000088 Jul  9 10:44 CybertonTransaction.20130709-10.log.1
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   25620434 Jul  9 10:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-10.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   100000128 Jul  9 11:43 CybertonTransaction.20130709-11.log.1
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   41932541 Jul  9 11:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-11.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   100000094 Jul  9 12:41 CybertonTransaction.20130709-12.log.1
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   42354186 Jul  9 12:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-12.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   100000052 Jul  9 13:33 CybertonTransaction.20130709-13.log.1
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   27483687 Jul  9 13:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-13.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   100000124 Jul  9 14:56 CybertonTransaction.20130709-14.log.1
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   7474128 Jul  9 14:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-14.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   100000118 Jul  9 15:51 CybertonTransaction.20130709-15.log.1
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   14859881 Jul  9 15:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-15.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   100000033 Jul  9 16:48 CybertonTransaction.20130709-16.log.1
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   27120181 Jul  9 16:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-16.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   100000143 Jul  9 17:39 CybertonTransaction.20130709-17.log.1
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   44957555 Jul  9 17:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-17.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   68461482 Jul  9 18:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-18.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   68803772 Jul  9 19:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-19.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   70048244 Jul  9 20:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-20.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   48556923 Jul  9 21:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-21.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   34699326 Jul  9 22:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-22.log
-rw-r--r--   1 autobot   robot   64397410 Jul  9 23:59 CybertonTransaction.20130709-23.log

 
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