On Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 12:26:22PM +0100, Heiko Schlittermann wrote: > Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Di 05 Feb 2008 11:46:15 CET): > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 04:05:53PM +0100, Heiko Schlittermann wrote: > > > The logtail utility fails in using some alternative offset file > > > (passed via the '-o' option). > > > > Please give an example how to reproduce the issue. > > Hm. I can't. It seems to work: > > logtail -f <LOGFILE> -o <OFFSET> # works (according man page)
Good ;) > .. as documented. I think last time I supposed it should work that way > too: > > logtail -o <OFFSET> <LOGFILE> # doesn't work (doesn't fit > to manpage) That does not look like a bug to me then. Is the error message helpful? > logtail <LOGFILE> # works (but doesn't fit to manpage) > # but of course, no > # alternative offset file That might be a historically sourced backwards compatibility, which is not documented on purpose. I do not see a bug in the package, the documented call works fine. Whether the documentation needs to be changed would be Martin's last call, he will comment in due time. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 3221 2323190 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
