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There is an example in tail(1) manual page explaining how to use tail(1) to track the contents of /var/log/messages. The example uses the -f flag to follow the file. The problem with the -f flag is that it cannot handle the situation where /var/log/messages is rotated. Hence, use -F instead in the example. Reviewed by: asomers MFC after: 3 days Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D24157