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| -rw-r--r-- | src/tail.c | 18 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/tail.c b/src/tail.c index e6fd12f2e..0d0f80ae2 100644 --- a/src/tail.c +++ b/src/tail.c @@ -254,16 +254,20 @@ With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.\n\ equivalent\n\ -n, --lines=N output the last N lines, instead of the last %d\n\ --max-consecutive-size-changes=N\n\ - with --follow=name, reopen a FILE which has not\n\ - changed size after N (default N=%d) iterations\n\ - to see if it has been unlinked or renamed\n\ + with --follow=name, reopen a FILE after N\n\ + (default %d) consecutive size changes to see if\n\ + it has been unlinked or renamed\n\ + (this is the unusual case where a log file\n\ + continues to be written to after rotation)\n\ --max-unchanged-stats=N\n\ - with --follow=name, reopen a FILE after N (default\n\ - N=%d) consecutive size changes to see if it has\n\ - been unlinked or renamed\n\ + with --follow=name, reopen a FILE which has not\n\ + changed size after N (default %d) iterations\n\ + to see if it has been unlinked or renamed\n\ + (this is the usual case of rotated log files)\n --pid=PID with -f, terminate after process ID, PID dies\n\ -q, --quiet, --silent never output headers giving file names\n\ - -s, --sleep-interval=S with -f, sleep S seconds between iterations\n\ + -s, --sleep-interval=S with -f, each iteration lasts approximately S\n\ + (default 1) seconds\n\ -v, --verbose always output headers giving file names\n\ --help display this help and exit\n\ --version output version information and exit\n\ |