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@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*- Before, this would print nothing and wait: stdbuf -o 4K tail -f /etc/passwd Note that this bug affects tail -f only when its standard output is buffered, which is relatively unusual. + [bug introduced in coreutils-7.5] + + tail -f once again works with standard input. inotify-enabled tail -f + would fail when operating on a nameless stdin. I.e., tail -f < /etc/passwd + would say "tail: cannot watch `-': No such file or directory", yet the + relatively baroque tail -f /dev/stdin < /etc/passwd would work. Now, the + offending usage causes tail to revert to its conventional sleep-based + (i.e., not inotify-based) implementation. + [bug introduced in coreutils-7.5] ** New features |