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feat: tail -f option

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#986 opened on Feb 3, 2020

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Originally filed in https://github.com/shelljs/shx/issues/172

We should support shell.tail('-f', ...). We would need to "follow" the file as it grows - basically, tail('-f') would never terminate. This isn't super useful in a programmatic context, but would be more useful in shx.

@martin-braun

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Research direction
Investigate how tail f works by monitoring file changes using fs.watch or fs.watchFile in Node.js. Look at existing tail implementation in shelljs and integrate follow functionality.
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javascriptnodejs
Domain
cli
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Feature
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3
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Half day
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Fresh
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Mostly clear
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GitNode.js
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60