=====msg1
> Finally, I was thinking a -f flag to cat (cat -f <=> tail -f) would
> be useful.  comments?

It already exists, though it's spelled "tail +0f".

	ah. guess so.

=====msg2
> No.  BSD cat is already broken with -n, -v, -e, -t.  The only option I
> like is '-u'.  Please don't add -f, or if you do add it in a private
> tree!
> 

	though I'd hardly say extra functionality "breaks" a program.

eric