#!/bin/sh
# inotify-based tail -f didn't flush its initial output before blocking

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. "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
print_ver_ tail

echo line > in || fail=1
# Output should be buffered since we're writing to file
# so we're depending on the flush to write out
tail -f in > out &
tail_pid=$!

# Wait for 1.5s for the file to be flushed.
tail_flush()
{
  local delay="$1"

  test -s out ||
    { sleep "$delay"; return 1; }
}
retry_delay_ tail_flush .1 5 || fail=1

kill $tail_pid

Exit $fail