Did you try the same, tail - f, but from outside vim? If not wrong, vim is dumping the whole buffer to the file on save (not 'appending' new content) so I wouldn't be surprised it tail - f did not work because of it.
Il sab 23 nov 2019, 16:35 Igor <[email protected]> ha scritto: > Hi, > I installed Vim 8.1 on Ubuntu 16.04 using PPA. > > 1. Now I am editing myfile.txt file in vim. > 2. I opened new terminal windows inside vim > with command: :terminal > > 3. New terminal opens. I typed in: > tail -f myfile.txt > 4. I moved back to ordinary Vim window: > Ctrl+w > 5. I type in some text and save with :w > > PROBLEM: I expect terminal windows refreshes > because of tail -f command, but actually > nothing really happens in :terminal window. > > If this is working this would be super-powerful > feature using vim and ssh. > > Any idea? > > Thanks > > -- > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/d42999ee-a94b-46a7-80e4-5f7ccf60c51a%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/d42999ee-a94b-46a7-80e4-5f7ccf60c51a%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CAKpQHWZKk7n9Y30hidNgtuhk_nd4C8Xyaqzs%2B%3D2ZSq8bHicnYA%40mail.gmail.com.
