Charles Fry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Package: coreutils > Version: 5.97-1 > Severity: normal > > Hi, > > The version of tail currently in stable supports the following: > > tail -1 file1 file2 file3 > > Such syntax is also supported in head, both in stable and unstable. > Unfortunately the current unstable release of tail breaks when this is > attempted, complaining: > > % tail -1 file1 file2 file3 > tail: invalid option -- 1 > Try `tail --help' for more information. > > Note that this occurs with any -n specified. Also note that the syntax > works perfectly fine with a single file; but it breaks with multiple > files.
This is not a bug. The -1 style syntax is what we call the obsolete (or at least obsolescent) syntax. If you want to operate on more than one file, you have to use the "-n N" option. E.g., tail -n1 file1 file2 file3 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
