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test_follow_name_truncate4 intermittent failure

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Description

    ---- test_tail::test_follow_name_truncate4 stdout ----
    ---- test_tail::test_follow_name_truncate4 stderr ----


    failures:
        test_tail::test_follow_name_truncate4

    test result: FAILED. 0 passed; 1 failed; 0 ignored; 0 measured; 5917 filtered out; finished in 1.14s
    
  stderr ───

    thread 'main' (59103) panicked at tests/by-util/test_tail.rs:2387:14:
    Expected stderr to be empty, but it's:
    tail: file: file truncated

    note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace

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Start with tests/by-util/test_tail.rs at line 2387 and run test_tail::test_follow_name_truncate4 repeatedly to reproduce the intermittent failure. Investigate why stderr contains "tail: file: file truncated" and make the test reliable; done means the test passes consistently without unexpected stderr.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli, testing-qa
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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