The Apache access.log repeatedly returns "combined"as the result from running a tail -n10 -f command.

Original Question or Issue:

When trying to run a tail -n 10 -f command in Linux to check on the latest logs from Apache, it will just repeated return "combined".

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Cause:

This could be caused of the lines that control the Apache logs' rotation have not been configured correctly.

Resolution or Workaround:

Configure the Apache configuration correctly to the example below.

[drive]:\xampp\Apache\conf\httpd.conf for Windows

/etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf for Linux

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