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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/tail.c b/src/tail.c index 0c547507d..1db47a142 100644 --- a/src/tail.c +++ b/src/tail.c @@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ print the last N items in the file. N may have a multiplier suffix:\n\ b for 512, k for 1024, m for 1048576 (1 Meg). A first OPTION of -VALUE\n\ or +VALUE is treated like -n VALUE or -n +VALUE unless VALUE has one of\n\ the [bkm] suffix multipliers, in which case it is treated like -c VALUE\n\ -or -c +VALUE.\n\ +or -c +VALUE. Warning: a first option of +VALUE is obsolescent, and support\n\ +for it will be withdrawn.\n\ \n\ With --follow (-f), tail defaults to following the file descriptor, which\n\ means that even if a tail'ed file is renamed, tail will continue to track\n\ |