Re: tail command errors on windows/dos log file

Chris:

    Please direct cygwin related question about textutils to the cygwin mailing list.  Please see http://www.cygwin.com for more information.

thanks,
-Matt Smith
cygwin textutils maintainer


  When tailing a log file created within Windows, I receive the following error when I issue:

  tail -f mylogfile.log

  tail: mylogfile.log: cannot follow end of this type of file; giving up on this name
  tail: no files remaining
  /mnt/test > 

  Any ideas why a DOS file cannot be followed using tail from CYGWIN but a winnt tail command works?
  Chris