Generate constant stream of data to a log file, for testing log shipping and log handling. Each line includes a ISO timestamp and a random number of characters.

genlog.ps1

# Modify start-sleep to change how frequent log lines should be generated
# Modify out-file to change target log file
#
# Example output:
#   2019-11-06 14:27:16 CHQvrjBqXbwFfUOgRc
#   2019-11-06 14:27:16 RxEOpUqrjaIeLMzoiDyAHvg
#   2019-11-06 14:27:17 DALVZYy
#   2019-11-06 14:27:17 mjlSvTENJ
#   2019-11-06 14:27:17 mHBtcDTuOZWqyKEFSdVzglMAivRjQpsw
#   2019-11-06 14:27:17 QPMpZrhtsGcxyqwuBzHfmvaAkNgCe
#   2019-11-06 14:27:17 aPYjUvtRIVqnKDuJfMWFTrAZLNSimGpHlkeE
#   2019-11-06 14:27:17 RcVA

while($true) {(Get-Date -Format "yyyy-dd-MM HH:mm:ss").ToString() + " " + (-join ((65..90) + (97..122) | Get-Random -Count (get-random -minimum 1 -maximum 50) | % {[char]$_})) | out-file test.log -append -encoding ASCII; start-sleep -milliseconds 100}