also sprach Adam Goryachev <mailinglists AT websitemanagers.com DOT au> 
[2016-08-05 01:31 +0200]:
> Maybe try this:
> tail -f -n +0 blah.log | /usr/share/backuppc/bin/BackupPC_zcat -
> You need to include the beginning of the file or else it won't
> detect the compression header.... Also, the - frequently means use
> stdin when a filename parameter is required, it may or may not be
> needed.

This makes perfect sense and works; thanks!

> Remember in the majority of cases, you won't be watching backups,
> they are something that *just happens*, and later you will come
> along and verify they did happen, or restore some files. So
> "watching" a backup in progress isn't a high priority...

Well, yeah, except at the moment, I can't really rely on BackupPC to
"just do it". It's not properly tuned, and I am trying to drill down
towards the problem's root.

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