From f78f184a1489681f15a6f735f4321ab2e4b0cc15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 19:10:39 +0000 Subject: (tail invocation): Say that --retry is useful `mainly' (not `only') when following by name. --- doc/coreutils.texi | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') 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. -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf