Erik Walthinsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As of this version `tail -0f` doesn't work as it's supposed to. If you give > it a single filename, it works fine. If you give it more than one filename, > it errors out: > > # tail -0f /var/log/* > tail: invalid option -- 0 > Try `tail --help' for more information. > > It fails with any number of lines, not just 0.
That's been fixed upstream for the upcoming 5.94 release. FYI, -0f is so-called obsolescent syntax -- and the ancient versions of tail that accepted only that syntax also accepted only a single file argument. If you write it as `-n 0 -f', it'll work with more than one file. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
