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+#!/bin/bash
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Continuously watches the Apache Karaf log; survives 'karaf clean'
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+KARAF_LOG=${KARAF_LOG:-~/apache-karaf-3.0.1/data/log/karaf.log}
+
+while true; do
+    [ ! -f $KARAF_LOG ] && sleep 2 && continue
+    tail -n 512 -f -F $KARAF_LOG
+done
+