Clarify "tail - f" example.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-09-29  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+       * NEWS: Clarify "tail - f" example.
+
 2005-09-29  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
 
        * Version 5.90.

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
                       POSIX 1003.2-1992    POSIX 1003.1-2001
     sort +4           sort -k 5            sort ./+4
     tail +4           tail -n +4           tail ./+4
-    tail - main.c     tail main.c          tail -- - main.c
+    tail - f          tail f               [see (*) below]
     tail -c 4         tail -c 10 ./4       tail -c4
     touch 12312359 f  touch -t 12312359 f  touch ./12312359 f
     uniq +4           uniq -s 4            uniq ./+4
 
+    (*) "tail - f" does not conform to POSIX 1003.1-2001; to read
+    standard input and then "f", use the command "tail -- - f".
+
   These changes are in response to decisions taken in the January 2005
   Austin Group standardization meeting.  For more details, please see
   "Utility Syntax Guidelines" in the Minutes of the January 2005