Timeline for Why can't I `tail -f /proc/$pid/fd/1`?
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| Aug 29, 2014 at 15:03 | comment | added | cprn | I know watch. What I'm trying to do is to peek the output of the already running process, so watch doesn't help. | |
| Aug 29, 2014 at 13:30 | comment | added | Jayesh | Ángel, true. He could use the watch with a cat to see the result on which descriptor he wants to monitor. I guess @peter-horvath, gave the perfect explanation for the question. | |
| Aug 29, 2014 at 13:20 | comment | added | Ángel | This command will show the list of open fds every 2 seconds, not the content output on stdout. | |
| Aug 29, 2014 at 12:05 | history | answered | Jayesh | CC BY-SA 3.0 |