I installed this in an attempt to keep up with the POSIX
interpretations process:
2004-10-28 Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* coreutils.texi (Standards conformance): Use "head -10" rather
than "head -1" as example of obsolete usage, since the POSIX
consensus is that "head -1" could be supported even if we don't
yet have clear consensus on "head -10". See today's revision to
the SUS FAQ
<http://www.opengroup.org/austin/papers/single_unix_faq.html>.
--- doc/coreutils.texi 25 Oct 2004 03:20:02 -0000 1.222
+++ doc/coreutils.texi 28 Oct 2004 07:50:51 -0000 1.223
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ supported for @env{_POSIX2_VERSION}: @sa
@acronym{POSIX} 1003.2-1992, and @samp{200112} stands for @acronym{POSIX}
1003.1-2001. For example, if you are running older software that
assumes an older version of @acronym{POSIX} and uses @samp{sort +1},
[EMAIL PROTECTED] -1}, or @samp{tail +1}, you
[EMAIL PROTECTED] -10}, or @samp{tail +10}, you
can work around the compatibility problems by setting
@samp{_POSIX2_VERSION=199209} in your environment.
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