Re: inotify back end for tail -f on linux

[Jim Meyering]

Pádraig Brady wrote:
...
> Well I was thinking it would be more efficient than polling
> as the number of files monitored was increased. How about:
>
> tail --follow now uses inotify when possible, to be more responsive
> to file changes and also be more efficient when many files are monitored.

Sounds good.
s/also be// and here's a tweak to use active voice:

    tail --follow now uses inotify when possible, to be more responsive
    to file changes and more efficient when monitoring many files.