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Date:      Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:22:41 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Mikhail T." <mi@aldan.algebra.com>
To:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   tail does not exit
Message-ID:  <200712192322.lBJNMfps053071@aldan.algebra.com>
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Why does not the script below actually ever exit?

	#!/bin/sh

	if tail -f /var/log/messages | awk '{print "Exiting"; exit 0}'
	then
		echo Exited
	else
		echo Failed
	fi

	exit 0

Awk exits as advertised, but tail stays around -- even though its
stdout is closed... Why?

Thanks!

	-mi

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