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tail: less confusing signals for -f flag #874

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10 changes: 4 additions & 6 deletions bin/tail
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Expand Up @@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ sub tail_f
@filelist = @{ $files };
@dirlist = @{ $dirs };

local $SIG{'INT'} = \&handle_INT;
local $SIG{'QUIT'} = sub { exit 0 }; # do not core dump
local $SIG{'QUIT'} = \&handle_INT;

my ($ino, $size, $mtime);

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -382,7 +381,7 @@ sub handle_INT

# On some systems (NT, for instance), it is necessary to
# reinstall the signal handler
$SIG{'INT'} = \&handle_INT;
$SIG{'QUIT'} = \&handle_INT;
}

#
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -491,9 +490,8 @@ line doesn't exist, the program will watch for it and monitor it once
created. When switching files in the display, a banner showing the
pathname of the file is printed.

An interrupt character (usually CTRL/C or DEL) will display a list of
the most recently modified files being watched. Send a quit signal
(usually CTRL/backslash) to stop the program.
Send a quit signal (usually CTRL/backslash) to display a list of
the most recently modified files being watched.

The options are the following for I<tail> (no options are
supported by I<xtail>) :
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