# 使用 Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper 安装 multitail
查看 multitail 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。
## 安装
```sh
sudo av install brew:multitail
```
其他安装命令:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install multitail
```
证据: local Homebrew formula metadata
- MacPorts (94%):
```sh
sudo port install multitail
```
证据: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/multitail/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
### Linux
- apk (92%):
```sh
sudo apk add multitail
```
证据: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: multitail from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
- Debian apt (92%):
```sh
sudo apt install multitail
```
证据: Debian stable package indexes: multitail from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
- dnf (92%):
```sh
sudo dnf install multitail
```
证据: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: multitail from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
- Nix (92%):
```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#multitail
```
证据: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mu/multitail/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- zypper (92%):
```sh
sudo zypper install multitail
```
证据: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: multitail from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
## 软件包事实
- **软件包键:** brew:multitail
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 7.1.5
- **来源摘要:** Tail multiple files in one terminal simultaneously
- **主页:**
- **仓库:**
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## 可执行文件
- multitail (别名)
## 安装行为
- Bottle: 不可用
## 版本和新鲜度
- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 7.1.5
## 项目历史与用法
MultiTail, by Folkert van Heusden, is a terminal log-monitoring program often summarized by its project page as "tail on steroids." It keeps the familiar purpose of `tail -f` but uses an ncurses interface to follow one or many files in separate terminal panes, merge multiple inputs into one view, monitor wildcard-selected log files, and display output from external commands.
### 项目历史
The tool's practical history is tied to Unix system administration before centralized log dashboards became common. Its feature list grew around live incident work: regex filtering, color rules, highlighting, search across windows, hiding and merging panes, status lines, scrollback, labels, and example color schemes for services such as Apache, Postfix, Squid, Asterisk, Sendmail, Samba, Exim, tcpdump, BIND, MySQL logs, and firewall logs. Its project news page shows public releases at least as far back as the mid-2000s, with a stable 7.0.0 release announced in 2022.
### 使用方式
In package managers, MultiTail occupies the small but durable niche between plain `tail`, `less`, `watch`, log colorizers, and full observability systems. It is packaged across Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, Nix, and openSUSE-style ecosystems because it remains useful on servers and SSH sessions where a single terminal is the whole interface.
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## 安全说明
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
- **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
## 其他软件包管理器记录
- Debian apt - multitail - 7.1.5-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: multitail from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | view multiple logfiles windowed on console
- Nix - multitail: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mu/multitail/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - multitail - 6.5.0-6: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: multitail from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | view multiple logfiles windowed on console
- apk - multitail - 7.1.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: multitail from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | MultiTail lets you view one or multiple files like the original tail program | http://www.vanheusden.com/multitail
- apk - multitail-doc - 7.1.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: multitail-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | MultiTail lets you view one or multiple files like the original tail program (documentation) | http://www.vanheusden.com/multitail
- dnf - multitail - 7.1.5-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: multitail from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | View one or multiple files like tail but with multiple windows | https://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/
- zypper - multitail - 6.5.0-2.8: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: multitail from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Tail Multiple Files | https://www.vanheusden.com/multitail/
- MacPorts - multitail: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/multitail/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
## Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/multitail.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/multitail.yml)
## 来源
- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph