reopen 380091 thanks I still don't buy this. :-)
If -1 syntax is unsupported, that's one thing. It should whine about -1. The problem is that -1 works just fine on a single file, but breaks when a second file is added, which is just wrong. A valid command line syntax should be valid regardless of the number of files specified. cheers, Charles On 1/26/08, Debian Bug Tracking System <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report > which was filed against the coreutils package: > > #380091: tail: -n fails on multiple files > > It has been closed by Michael Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > Their explanation is attached below. If this explanation is > unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate > message then please contact Michael Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> by replying > to this email. > > Debian bug tracking system administrator > (administrator, Debian Bugs database) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Michael Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:18:26 -0500 > Subject: Re: tail: -n fails on multiple files > Version: 6.10-1 > > The error message is now "invalid context", which might be a little more > clear. In general, though, using -n 1 rather than -1 is correct. > > Mike Stone > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
