Tail does not follow Windows app logs
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Description
Hi,
if I use `tail` to follow logs in a process that produces these logs under Windows filesystem, `tail` simply does not follow, nor does `ov` and similar log tracers.
Log producer is Python app, and the problem I guess is the line endings.
It should be easy to reproduce for example:
```
cd /mnt/c/Users/klo/projects/api
tail -f logs/main.log
```
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Research direction
Start by reproducing `tail -f logs/main.log` from `/mnt/c` while the Python app writes to the log, then compare behavior with different line endings. Done means `tail` follows and displays newly appended records from Windows-generated logs; the payload names no source files or tests to inspect.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python, shell
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100