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diff --git a/src/tail.c b/src/tail.c
index d8d8287e243a7a81ec5caa059827dcdf6f8275fa..04d29a24c208aa68f7f3f1b95de13465abd91eee 100644 (file)
--- a/src/tail.c
+++ b/src/tail.c
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ struct File_spec
 
 };
 
-/* FIXME: describe */
+/* Keep trying to open a file even if it is inaccessible when tail starts
+   or if it becomes inaccessible later -- useful only with -f.  */
 static int reopen_inaccessible_files;
 
 /* If nonzero, interpret the numeric argument as the number of lines.