barnettm...@comcast.net wrote:
> This particular default version of tail cannot handle the argument,
> +line-number. This shortcoming does not permit portability. The
> work-around is to do more math than is necessary.
Thank you for your report. However there are a number of IFs, ANDs
and HERETO
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According to barnettm...@comcast.net on 10/3/2009 2:59 AM:
> Hello!
>
> This particular default version of tail cannot handle the argument,
> +line-number.
Not a bug. This behavior is required by newer versions of POSIX.
Use 'tail -n +line-numbe
Hello!
This particular default version of tail cannot handle the argument,
+line-number.
This shortcoming does not permit portability. The work-around is to do more
math than is necessary.
Examples:
Old version of tail.
[mbarn...@corp bin]$ tail --version
tail (coreutils) 5.2.1
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