You are correct about the "-f" following the file inode, not the filename, but regardless, tail should not have hung. It should at least have outputed the last 10 lines (by default) and then hung.
In my own scripts, I did use "--follow=name" and got the same results, and I have since tried that in your script and it made no difference.

I am trying not to hate windows, but I know on Unix, I would have been able to trace the process (truss or strace) to find out why or at least where it is hanging.

Anyway, I will contact you for that older version of the Tail.exe which seems not to have this bug (and supports "--follow=name" as "-F" though this is more an annoyance than a bug, but may point to the problematic inconsistencies in the newer version.)

Thanks once again for your assistance,
-Frd

In reply to Re^6: Tail'ing a log that frequently rolls over by frd1963
in thread Tail'ing a log that frequently rolls over by frd1963

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