[Bug 275465] "tail -F/f foo" doesn't show the file content when foo is truncated

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Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 03:18:35 UTC 
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=275465

            Bug ID: 275465
           Summary: "tail -F/f foo" doesn't show the file content when foo
                    is truncated
           Product: Base System
           Version: 13.2-RELEASE
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: bin
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: chris.chen3@dell.com

// create a new file foo
$ touch foo
$ tail -F foo

// in another terminal
$ echo 123 > foo
$ echo 456 > foo
$ echo 789 > foo


Getting only 123 displayed, and correctly showing 123 456 789 lines on other
OSes, and freebsd 12-ish

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