From d3a4bc86cd989ad7262545ae7e49868a2d1b59d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:16:23 +0100 Subject: doc: mention two tail -F bug fixes in NEWS * NEWS (Bug fixes): Two tail -F fixes. --- NEWS | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'NEWS') diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 6128e3fa5..dd2ad6d24 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS -*- outline -*- files that was not done from the local system would go unnoticed. [bug introduced in coreutils-7.5] + tail -F (inotify-enabled) would abort when a tailed file is repeated + renamed-aside and then recreated. + [bug introduced in coreutils-7.5] + + tail -F (inotify-enabled) could fail to follow renamed files. + E.g., given a "tail -F a b" process, running "mv a b" would + make tail stop tracking additions to "b". + [bug introduced in coreutils-7.5] + touch -a once again guarantees that a file's change time is adjusted, working around a bug in current Linux kernels. [bug introduced in coreutils-8.1] -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf