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Date:      Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:00:06 -0600
From:      Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com>
To:        c0re dumped <ez.c0re@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Reading in real time from a file without pipes
Message-ID:  <20061211180006.GF69299@dan.emsphone.com>
In-Reply-To: <6dd8736a0612110954o2136156cqc2b07bf7da054849@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <6dd8736a0612110908q2cdb99a0rf3b8da3f5e4bdfee@mail.gmail.com> <20061211172354.GE69299@dan.emsphone.com> <6dd8736a0612110954o2136156cqc2b07bf7da054849@mail.gmail.com>

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In the last episode (Dec 11), c0re dumped said:
> Thanks Dan,
> 
> But using tail I will have to use a pipe. That's just what I don't want.
> 
> That other process what I'm referring to is a C program which I'm
> working on.
> 
> I want to use some C function that allow me to do it (if such a
> function exists, of course).

That's why I said "Take a look at how the tail command does it", not
"Use the tail command" :)

-- 
	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@allantgroup.com



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