diff --git a/src/input.rs b/src/input.rs
index 1508130..4e0c625 100644
--- a/src/input.rs
+++ b/src/input.rs
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ impl Reader {
                     &mut self.buf_len,
                 ))?;
             }
+            debug!("• {}", self.buf_len);
             self.buf_idx = 0;
         }
 
@@ -263,11 +264,6 @@ impl From<Console::INPUT_RECORD> for Event {
                     let mstate = event.dwControlKeyState;
                     let c = char::from_u32(event.uChar.UnicodeChar as u32).unwrap_or('💀');
 
-                    if event.bKeyDown.as_bool() {
-                        debug!("key down {}", event.wVirtualKeyCode);
-                    } else {
-                        debug!("key up {}", event.wVirtualKeyCode);
-                    }
                     Event::Key(key::Event {
                         down: event.bKeyDown.as_bool(),
                         repeats: event.wRepeatCount,
diff --git a/src/key.rs b/src/key.rs
index a34df14..23ee3ca 100644
--- a/src/key.rs
+++ b/src/key.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// type Code = u16;
+use std::fmt;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct Code {
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ pub struct Event {
     pub shift: bool,
 }
 
-impl Event {}
+impl fmt::Display for Event {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        let down = if self.down { '↓' } else { '↑' };
+        write!(f, "{} {}", down, self.code.val)
+    }
+}
 
 /// CODES contains a lookup table for key codes. Note that this is a sparse array and not all
 /// values associate to valid key codes.
diff --git a/src/log.rs b/src/log.rs
index 9292063..5103b78 100644
--- a/src/log.rs
+++ b/src/log.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,23 @@ where
     fn log(&self, record: &Record) {
         if self.enabled(record.metadata()) {
             if let Ok(out) = self.out.lock().as_deref_mut() {
-                _ = write!(out, "{} - {}\n", record.level(), record.args());
+                match record.level() {
+                    log::Level::Error => {
+                        _ = write!(out, "\x1b[31m{}\x1b[0m\n", record.args());
+                    },
+                    log::Level::Warn => {
+                        _ = write!(out, "\x1b[33m{}\x1b[0m\n", record.args());
+                    },
+                    log::Level::Info => {
+                        _ = write!(out, "\x1b[37m{}\x1b[0m\n", record.args());
+                    },
+                    log::Level::Debug => {
+                        _ = write!(out, "\x1b[90m{}\x1b[0m\n", record.args());
+                    },
+                    log::Level::Trace => {
+                        _ = write!(out, "\x1b[36m{}\x1b[0m\n", record.args());
+                    },
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d3e0749..9bbda57 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ mod prompt;
 
 use line::Line;
 use prompt::Prompt;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::{Read, Seek, SeekFrom};
 use windows::Win32::{
     Foundation::{CloseHandle, HANDLE},
     System::Console,
@@ -190,6 +192,38 @@ fn eval(line: String) -> Result<()> {
                 return Ok(());
             }
         }
+        "tail" => {
+            if parts.len() > 1 {
+                let fname = parts[1];
+                let stdout = stdout_handle()?;
+                match File::options().read(true).open(fname) {
+                    Ok(mut f) => {
+                        _ = f.seek(SeekFrom::End(0));
+                        let mut one_byte: [u8; 1] = [0 ; 1];
+                        let mut buf: Vec<u8> = vec![];
+                        loop {
+                            match f.read(&mut one_byte) {
+                                Ok(n) => {
+                                    if n == 1 {
+                                        buf.push(one_byte[0]);
+                                        if let Ok(s) = std::str::from_utf8(&buf) {
+                                            unsafe {
+                                                Error::check(Console::WriteConsoleA(stdout, s.as_bytes(), None, None))?;
+                                            }
+                                            buf.clear();
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                Err(_) => {},
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => { println!("failed to open file: {}", e); }
+                }
+            } else {
+                println!("need a file name");
+            }
+        }
         "echo" => {
             let rest: Vec<&str> = parts[1..].to_vec();
             println!("{:?}", rest);
@@ -237,8 +271,10 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     prompt.print()?;
     loop {
+        // debug!("----------------------------------------");
         match input.next()? {
             input::Event::Key(event) => {
+                debug!("{}", event);
                 if event.down {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -280,6 +316,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 }
 
                 if event.ctrl && event.code == key::D {
+                    debug!("ctrl-d");
                     unsafe {
                         CloseHandle(stdout);
                     }
@@ -287,6 +324,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 }
 
                 if event.ctrl && event.code == key::J {
+                    debug!("ctrl-j");
                     unsafe {
                         // red bullet
                         let text = "\x1b[31m\u{2022}\x1b[0m";
@@ -322,7 +360,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                debug!("Unhandled Keyboard Event: {:?}", event.code);
+                warn!("‽ {}", event);
             }
             input::Event::Left => {
                 if line.back() {