Shai Berger wrote: > I think this little session says it all: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ tail +3 dummy > tail: cannot open `+3' for reading: No such file or directory > ... > That is, +3 is treated as a file-name instead of as --lines=+3, > like it always had,
That behavior is intentional. Please see this FAQ entry for more information: http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/#Old-tail-plus-N-syntax-now-fails The NEWS file is actually the authoritative place for the change but the FAQ calls out the section from the NEWS file verbatim. > and like the docs still say it should. Where do the docs say that it should? Perhaps something was missed in the updates. If so then they should be fixed. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
