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worked! So, I can use $ tail -F filename command all the time instead of $ tail -f filename right?

its_me
– its_me

2011-08-15 02:18:04 +00:00
Commented Aug 15, 2011 at 2:18
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If that's your intended behavior. There may be cases where you want to follow by descriptor instead of filename, but to be fair I haven't come across many of those.

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

2011-08-15 02:18:58 +00:00
Commented Aug 15, 2011 at 2:18
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lsof can show this happening - for example lsof -Fpcftni would show that the inode being followed by tail is no longer the same one that the editor has open.

Aaron D. Marasco
– Aaron D. Marasco

2011-08-15 08:58:58 +00:00
Commented Aug 15, 2011 at 8:58

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