What this snippet does
-f keeps reading the old inode after logrotate; -F reopens the path when it is replaced.
Expected output
tail: '/var/log/syslog' has been replaced; following new file
Why practise typing this
Typing viewing files code builds muscle memory for the symbols and indentation Linux uses most, which prose-based typing tests never cover. DevType measures your words per minute and accuracy on this snippet and tracks the individual characters you mistype, so later lessons can target them.
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