Solution: Write some data to the file, or start File::Tail with          $file=File::Tail->new(name=>$name, tail=>10);.

That will tell File::Tail to first feed you the last ten lines in the file, and then wait for new data.

File::Tail strives to be as efficient as possible, and place as little unneeded load on the system as possible. To accomplish this, File::Tail remembers how long it has been since it last found new data in the file. And it sleeps that long before checking the file again.

Solution:Wait a few minutes (if it has been long from the time when you opened the file to first new data), or start File::Tail by explicitly specifying the maximum idle time:

         $file=File::Tail->new(name=>$name, maxinterval=>10);
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