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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/inotail.c b/inotail.c
index d118e8b..ded9e43 100644
--- a/inotail.c
+++ b/inotail.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
static char verbose = 0;
/* Tailing relative to begin or end of file */
-static char relative = R_END;
+static char from_begin = 0;
/* Command line options */
static const struct option long_opts[] = {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static off_t lines_to_offset(struct file_struct *f, unsigned int n_lines)
memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
- if (relative == R_END)
+ if (!from_begin)
n_lines += 1; /* We also count the last \n */
while (offset > 0 && n_lines > 0) {
@@ -139,11 +139,9 @@ static off_t lines_to_offset(struct file_struct *f, unsigned int n_lines)
return offset;
}
-static off_t bytes_to_offset(struct file_struct *f, unsigned int n_bytes)
+static inline off_t bytes_to_offset(struct file_struct *f, unsigned int n_bytes)
{
- int ret = f->st_size - n_bytes;
-
- return (ret < 0 ? 0 : ret);
+ return from_begin ? ((off_t) n_bytes - 1) : (f->st_size - n_bytes);
}
static int tail_pipe(struct file_struct *f)
@@ -343,7 +341,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
if (c == 'c')
mode = M_BYTES;
if (*optarg == '+')
- relative = R_BEGIN;
+ from_begin = 1;
else if (*optarg == '-')
optarg++;
n_units = strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0);
@@ -387,6 +385,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
}
files = malloc(n_files * sizeof(struct file_struct));
+ if (!files) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Error: Not enough memory (%s)\n", strerror(errno));
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+
for (i = 0; i < n_files; i++) {
files[i].name = filenames[i];
setup_file(&files[i]);