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(tail invocation): Say that --retry

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is useful `mainly' (not `only') when following by name.
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Jim Meyering 2006-01-02 19:10:39 +00:00
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@ -2477,7 +2477,8 @@ will keep trying until it becomes accessible again.
@itemx --retry
@opindex --retry
This option is meaningful only when following by name.
This option is useful mainly when following by name (i.e., with
@option{--follow=name}).
Without this option, when tail encounters a file that doesn't
exist or is otherwise inaccessible, it reports that fact and
never checks it again.