Re: CDcontrol software released (

[schilling]

>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Davidsen)

>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>> All implementations I know use 512 byte. You need it when you like to go back more 
>> then 64kB.

>  I didn't realize the standard required that, on Linux or AIX you just use the
>"c" option to get what you would like:
>  deathstar:davidsen> zcat /tmp/lp2/LocalPosts.199912.gz | tail -150000c | wc -c
>    150000

>  I'm sure there's some limit to characters, but I haven't hit it yet.

64k is the limiting factor when you specify "lines" - the default.

as blocks are easier to type I use blocks when I whant to go back further and
if I do this on Linux, it does not work!


J�rg

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