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Re: Patch to fix data loss with `tail -F' (bug 6612)
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Andreas Schwab |
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Re: Patch to fix data loss with `tail -F' (bug 6612) |
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Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:37:31 +0200 |
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Jos Backus <address@hidden> writes:
> The `date' output shows up in the tail output. Also, this change only stops
> reading from the old file once the new file has some content. At that time the
> old file is read until EOF and closed before starting on the new file.
What if the old file keeps growing?
Andreas.
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