0000265: tail -f should keep following files even if they were truncated

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0000265

[BusyBox] New Features

feature

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05-20-05 01:45

02-18-08 16:39

Reporter

owlman

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public

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BusyBox

Priority

normal

Resolution

fixed

Status

closed

Product Version

1.00

Summary

0000265: tail -f should keep following files even if they were truncated

Description

The current implementation of tail doesn't keep watching truncated logs: it simply looks if anything was been added beyond the current reading position, it does not adjust for file truncation. This patch is inspired from Chip Rosenthal's xtail which i downloaded from http://www.unicom.com/sw/xtail/ [^]

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Attached Files

tail.c.diff [^] (673 bytes) 05-20-05 01:45

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Notes
(0000327) pgf 07-20-05 12:46	Committed revision 10884.

(0001441) bernhardf 06-21-06 10:19	this seems to have broken tail -c /dev/a_block_device http://busybox.net/lists/busybox/2006-June/022668.html [^]

(0005104) vda 02-18-08 16:39	tail -c NNN /dev/a_block_device is fixed in rev 21058. (wasn't broken really, just was taking ages to read entire device...)

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
05-20-05 01:45	owlman	New Issue
05-20-05 01:45	owlman	File Added: tail.c.diff
05-20-05 01:53	owlman	Issue Monitored: owlman
07-20-05 12:46	pgf	Status	assigned => resolved
07-20-05 12:46	pgf	Resolution	open => fixed
07-20-05 12:46	pgf	Note Added: 0000327
07-31-05 15:34	vapier	Status	resolved => closed
06-21-06 10:19	bernhardf	Status	closed => feedback
06-21-06 10:19	bernhardf	Resolution	fixed => reopened
06-21-06 10:19	bernhardf	Note Added: 0001441
02-18-08 16:39	vda	Status	feedback => closed
02-18-08 16:39	vda	Note Added: 0005104
02-18-08 16:39	vda	Resolution	reopened => fixed