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jwilder merged 1 commit into from
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bug: fix tail while empty line #262

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17 changes: 10 additions & 7 deletions tail.go
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Expand Up @@ -49,14 +49,17 @@ func tailFile(ctx context.Context, file string, poll bool, dest *os.File) {
return
// get the next log line and echo it out
case line := <-t.Lines:
if t.Err() != nil {
log.Printf("Warning: unable to tail %s: %s", file, t.Err())
errCount++
if errCount > 30 {
log.Fatalf("Logged %d consecutive errors while tailing. Exiting", errCount)
if line == nil {
// Check if there's an actual error
if err := t.Err(); err != nil {
log.Printf("Warning: unable to tail %s: %s", file, err)
errCount++
if errCount > 30 {
log.Fatalf("Logged %d consecutive errors while tailing. Exiting", errCount)
}
time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) // Sleep for 2 seconds before retrying
continue
}
time.Sleep(2 * time.Second) // Sleep for 2 seconds before retrying
} else if line == nil {
return
} else {
fmt.Fprintln(dest, line.Text)
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