How can I read a text file without locking it?

Question

I have a windows service writes its log in a text file in a simple format.

Now, I\'m going to create a small application to read the service\'s log and shows both th

Answer 1

new StreamReader(File.Open(logFilePath, 
                           FileMode.Open, 
                           FileAccess.Read, 
                           FileShare.ReadWrite))

-> this doesn't lock the file.