Fixed in Gutsy. An error message is not shown and when using a file it seems to read out the first byte. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ tail -c 3 < /dev/null [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- tail -c 1 <file> doesn't work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/47797 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs