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diff --git a/doc/textutils.texi b/doc/textutils.texi index 5d9e1e8ea..d0b8d31f1 100644 --- a/doc/textutils.texi +++ b/doc/textutils.texi @@ -1546,17 +1546,6 @@ terminate until long after the real writer has terminated. Note that @samp{--pid} cannot be supported on some systems; @code{tail} will print a warning if this is the case. -@itemx --max-consecutive-size-changes=@var{n} -@opindex --max-consecutive-size-changes -This option is meaningful only when following by name. -Use it to control how long @code{tail} follows the descriptor of a file -that continues growing at a rapid pace even after it is deleted or renamed. -After detecting @var{n} -(default N=@value{DEFAULT_MAX_N_CONSECUTIVE_SIZE_CHANGES}) -consecutive size changes for a file, -@code{open}/@code{fstat} the file to determine if that file name is -still associated with the same device/inode-number pair as before. - @itemx --max-unchanged-stats=@var{n} @opindex --max-unchanged-stats When tailing a file by name, if there have been @var{n} (default |