Your bug report #7813: tail -f gives misleading error message when inotify limit is reached which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 7813@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 7813: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=7813 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems