Why does not the script below actually ever exit?
#!/bin/sh
if tail -f /var/log/messages | awk '{print "Exiting"; exit 0}'
then
echo Exited
else
echo Failed
fi
exit 0
Awk exits as advertised, but tail stays around -- even though its
stdout is closed... Why?
Thanks!
-mi
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