GNU bug report logs - #78910
tail does not support -r added by POSIX.1-2024

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Collin Funk <collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 05:37:03 UTC

Severity: normal

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Message #32 received at 78910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Bernhard Voelker <mail <at> bernhard-voelker.de>
To: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>,
 Collin Funk <collin.funk1 <at> gmail.com>, Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>, 78910 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#78910: tail does not support -r added by POSIX.1-2024
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2025 19:07:45 +0200

On 6/28/25 00:21, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> I wouldn't be rushing to implement it TBH.

Furthermore, -r clashes with the existing -f,--follow ... hence it's even more
surprising that POSIX does not specify what should happen for those logically
conflicting modes.

Have a nice day,
Berny
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