Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:57:00 GMT From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 9f20787fe89e - main - tail.1: Add an example for +n 1 Message-ID: <202311281657.3ASGv0MY061458@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by 0mp: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=9f20787fe89e2a912a9e5dd2d3da56087722e8c2 commit 9f20787fe89e2a912a9e5dd2d3da56087722e8c2 Author: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2023-11-28 16:52:11 +0000 Commit: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2023-11-28 16:55:58 +0000 tail.1: Add an example for +n 1 MFC after: 3 days Sponsored by: Klara, Inc. --- usr.bin/tail/tail.1 | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/usr.bin/tail/tail.1 b/usr.bin/tail/tail.1 index a888f6828bd1..9e13567e01e1 100644 --- a/usr.bin/tail/tail.1 +++ b/usr.bin/tail/tail.1 @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ arguments may also be specified with size suffixes supported by .Sh EXIT STATUS .Ex -std .Sh EXAMPLES -To display the last 500 lines of the file +Display the last 500 lines of the file .Ar foo : .Pp .Dl $ tail -n 500 foo @@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ Keep open, displaying to the standard output anything appended to the file: .Pp .Dl $ tail -F /var/log/messages +.Pp +Read +.Pa /var/log/messages +from the beginning and then follow the file as usual: +.Pp +.Dl $ tail -F -n +1 /var/log/messages .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr cat 1 , .Xr head 1 ,
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