Your bug report #36291: od --skip-bytes reads everything from the very beginning which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 36291@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 36291: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=36291 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems