|
GeekTool is a PrefPane (System Preferences module) for Panther or Tiger to show system logs, unix commands output, or images (i.e. from the internet) on your desktop (or even in front of all windows).
Use File mode to monitor MacOS X activity with /var/tmp/console.log or /var/log/system.log, or Shell mode to launch custom scripts or commands like "df" to check space left on filesystems, "uptime" to monitor load of your machine... FInally, Image mode helps you monitor bandwith usage, CPU loads, memory availability of your server, via tools like MRTG or RRD.
GeekTool lets you display 3 different types of information on your desktop:
-Log files:
Choose one or more log files (usually in /var/log directory) they will be shown in real time where you wish to see them.
Common files are /var/log/system.log, /var/tmp/console.log, /var/log/httpd/*
-Commands:
Specify unix (or shell) commands, and the output will be available anywhere, you will also have to type a refresh time.
Common commands are uptime, df, netstat, vm_stat, ifconfig... You can pipe sed or awk scripts to filter outputs.
-Pictures:
Grab any picture on the internet with its URL, and assign a frame type, transparency and so on...
Common pictures are MRTG/RRD/Cacti graphs, webcams...
New in this version:
-Fixed a *HUGE* localization bug, GeekTool english should now work fine now
-Fixed a bug causing default new log entries to not work (in 10.4, logs are under user id, not user name)
-Fixed an authorization bug that cause GT to not work for other users
-Fixed a bug with the way settings are read
Universal Binary
|
Author's Site
MajorGeeks TX
Internode
Screenshot