Reload file in vim

Question

When I have a file open in vim, in this case a log file, I'd like to trigger a refresh and load any file changes into my existing vim session.

I often use tail -f on log files, but as I'm using java and tomcat, the log messages are too much for tail...

Is there a vim command to reload an open file?

Answer 1

Give this a try:

:e

From :h :e:

Edit the current file. This is useful to re-edit the current file, when it has been changed outside of Vim.