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Re: tail -f <file name> locks <file name>
- To: thomas@on.com
- Subject: Re: tail -f <file name> locks <file name>
- From: Chris Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 15:35:03 -0400
- Cc: gnu-win32@cygnus.com
- References: <85256760.006A2422.00@mail.on.com>
On Tue, Apr 27, 1999 at 03:12:47PM -0400, thomas@on.com wrote:
>This has not been the original intention of 'tail -f': This command should
>enable the user
>to watch the contents of a file grow. If this file is locked by the tail
>command, the writing process
>will run on error.
Patches gratefully accepted.
-chris
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