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1.1       root        1: .TH READSLOW 1
                      2: .SH NAME
                      3: readslow \- watch a growing file
                      4: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      5: .B readslow
                      6: [
                      7: .B \-e
                      8: ]
                      9: [ file ]
                     10: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     11: .I Readslow
                     12: copies the contents of the
                     13: .I file
                     14: (standard input by default)
                     15: to the standard output.
                     16: Upon reaching an apparent end of file, it
                     17: tries periodically to read further, thus letting
                     18: you watch the progress of a file that another process
                     19: is writing into.
                     20: Option
                     21: .B \-e
                     22: causes readslow to begin at the present end of the
                     23: .I file.
                     24: .SH SEE ALSO
                     25: tail(1)

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