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@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*-
because ls must stat every file in order to obtain a guaranteed-valid
inode number. [bug introduced in coreutils-6.0]
+ tail -f (inotify-enabled) now flushes any initial output before blocking.
+ 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.
+
** New features
cp --reflink accepts a new "auto" parameter which falls back to