tests: avoid false failure in tail inotify test
[coreutils.git] / tests / tail-2 / append-only.sh
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1 #!/bin/sh
2 # Ensure that tail -f works on an append-only file
3 # Requires root access to do chattr +a, as well as an ext[23] or xfs file system
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20 . "${srcdir=.}/tests/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ./src
21 print_ver_ tail
22 require_root_
24 # Terminate any background tail process
25 cleanup_() { kill $pid 2>/dev/null && wait $pid; }
27 chattr_a_works=1
28 touch f
29 chattr +a f 2>/dev/null || chattr_a_works=0
30 ( echo x > f ) 2>/dev/null && chattr_a_works=0
31 echo x >> f || chattr_a_works=0
33 if test $chattr_a_works = 0; then
34 skip_ "chattr +a doesn't work on this file system"
38 for mode in '' '---disable-inotify'; do
39 sleep 1 & pid=$!
40 tail --pid=$pid -f $mode f || fail=1
41 cleanup_
42 done
44 chattr -a f 2>/dev/null
46 Exit $fail