Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 12:12:51 -0800 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net> Cc: Paul Richards <paul@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/tail extern.h forward.c tail.c Message-ID: <200411041212.52277.sam@errno.com> In-Reply-To: <20041104200349.GP57641@submonkey.net> References: <200411041918.iA4JIJsd028943@repoman.freebsd.org> <200411041208.51978.sam@errno.com> <20041104200349.GP57641@submonkey.net>
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On Thursday 04 November 2004 12:03 pm, Ceri Davies wrote: > On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 12:08:51PM -0800, Sam Leffler wrote: > > On Thursday 04 November 2004 11:18 am, Paul Richards wrote: > > > paul 2004-11-04 19:18:19 UTC > > > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > > > Modified files: > > > usr.bin/tail extern.h forward.c tail.c > > > Log: > > > Add support for following more than one file i.e. > > > tail -f file1 file2 > > > > > > Revision Changes Path > > > 1.9 +10 -1 src/usr.bin/tail/extern.h > > > http://cvsweb.FreeBSD.org/src/usr.bin/tail/extern.h.diff?r1=1.8&r2=1.9 > > > 1.35 +160 -88 src/usr.bin/tail/forward.c > > > http://cvsweb.FreeBSD.org/src/usr.bin/tail/forward.c.diff?r1=1.34&r2=1. > > >35 1.18 +30 -7 src/usr.bin/tail/tail.c > > > http://cvsweb.FreeBSD.org/src/usr.bin/tail/tail.c.diff?r1=1.17&r2=1.18 > > > > Why is this better than > > > > tail -f file1& > > tail -f file2 > > It tells you which file you're getting output from. Why not just add an option to tag output with the filename? Samhelp
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