The problem with using tail, sed, or similar is that they use intermediate files. For the use case I'm describing, I need to be modifying the SAME file (same inode), because I'm trying to change a "live" file that the other process is writing to. Living dangerously, I know.
On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 11:30 AM Gary Fritz <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I think tail is a much simpler option. Just be aware you can't do > this: > > tail -n 25 myfile > myfile > > ... because the "> myfile" opens and truncates the file (throwing away the > contents) before the tail command runs. > > Something like this would work: > > tail -n 25 myfile > /tmp/tail$$ > mv /tmp/tail$$ myfile > > -- > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/1c8d9b61-45b1-4977-a285-59a8a3cc9045%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/1c8d9b61-45b1-4977-a285-59a8a3cc9045%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CA%2BpbHuEMDcKzHwQ6xf3_j05WnLVXyMFZ4NpMxCqNwKe9Wt9xPg%40mail.gmail.com.
