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tail file even if it does not exist yet, becomes inaccessible or gets replaced
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| # use the capital F flag: | |
| # -F => same as -f --retry | |
| # --retry keep trying to open a file even if it is inaccessible when tail starts or if it becomes inaccessible later | |
| tail -F filename |
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