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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index a27fe3e58..156331032 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -2477,7 +2477,8 @@ will keep trying until it becomes accessible again. @itemx --retry @opindex --retry -This option is meaningful only when following by name. +This option is useful mainly when following by name (i.e., with +@option{--follow=name}). Without this option, when tail encounters a file that doesn't exist or is otherwise inaccessible, it reports that fact and never checks it again. |