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
So why does head continue to work properly? I always thought that head
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
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
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