tailf-Vim Using tail -f in Vim. Installation git clone https://github.com/HuaiShaoChang/tailf-Vim.git cd tailf-Vim echo "alias tailf=\"vim -R -c 'source `pwd`/tailf.vim'\"" >> ~/.bash_aliases . ~/.bash_aliases Usage tailf /var/log/syslog Syntax for log files :set syntax=messages