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| author | Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis@gmail.com> | 2016-04-19 14:41:19 +0100 |
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| committer | Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis@gmail.com> | 2016-04-19 14:41:19 +0100 |
| commit | 90eb24996913238e1ad23d412fa3fa0fd93243c0 (patch) | |
| tree | d6c2a3a6e91add4e2b6ccc9e7904e1c34898990e /doc/protocols.texi | |
| parent | 13406b6124a5120ad029476119b3cdc010fdf0b7 (diff) | |
| parent | 933dec0e29ec4d2cb83474279a6c52d62fdb7310 (diff) | |
Merge commit '933dec0e29ec4d2cb83474279a6c52d62fdb7310'
* commit '933dec0e29ec4d2cb83474279a6c52d62fdb7310':
file: Add an option for following a file that is being written
Merged-by: Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis@gmail.com>
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diff --git a/doc/protocols.texi b/doc/protocols.texi index cfd7be7cf3..a1084bd8a7 100644 --- a/doc/protocols.texi +++ b/doc/protocols.texi @@ -224,6 +224,17 @@ it, unless special care is taken (tests, customized server configuration etc.). Different FTP servers behave in different way during seek operation. ff* tools may produce incomplete content due to server limitations. +This protocol accepts the following options: + +@table @option +@item follow +If set to 1, the protocol will retry reading at the end of the file, allowing +reading files that still are being written. In order for this to terminate, +you either need to use the rw_timeout option, or use the interrupt callback +(for API users). + +@end table + @section gopher Gopher protocol. |