From unknown Fri Jun 20 07:27:18 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#10976: bugreport tail (GNU coreutils) 5.97 Resent-From: Streit Andreas Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:55:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 10976 X-GNU-PR-Package: coreutils X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 10976@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: "bug-coreutils@gnu.org" Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.133127968012668 (code B ref -1); Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:55:01 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Mar 2012 07:54:40 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39900 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uet-0003IF-B1 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:54:40 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:55627) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uYr-00036U-Ju for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:48:26 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uXx-0003cY-Qf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:47:31 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,X_IP autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:44148) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uXx-0003cU-Mr for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:47:29 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:51597) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uXr-0005l6-Rn for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:47:29 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uXp-0003bN-Ev for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:47:23 -0500 Received: from mx02.jhcn.net ([194.25.102.130]:43866) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uXp-0003a3-0Z for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:47:21 -0500 X-ip: 10.1.1.51 X-Footer: SET Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0476705357==" MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from de01mx05.global.jhcn.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by de01mx05.global.jhcn.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88A2028F5F8 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2012 08:47:11 +0100 (CET) From: Streit Andreas Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 08:47:08 +0100 Thread-Topic: bugreport tail (GNU coreutils) 5.97 Thread-Index: Acz9yNRaJuZZWnfHSky2IXQnm/CHCw== Message-ID: <77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539@de01ex08.GLOBAL.JHCN.NET> Accept-Language: de-DE X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: de-DE MIME-Version: 1.0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:54:38 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) --===============0476705357== Content-Language: de-DE Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539de01ex08GLOBA_" --_000_77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539de01ex08GLOBA_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi, i just tried the following command with more than one file: tail -50 files_*.txt i get an error: tail: invalid option -- 5 Try `tail --help' for more information. If i try the same command with only one file it works properly: tail -50 files.txt If i try the modified command with more than one file it works properly: tail --lines=50 files_*.txt regards Andreas ------------------------------------------------------------ mailto:streit@heidenhain.de tel.: +49 8669 31 2789 fax: +49 8669 32 2789 ------------------------------------------------------------ DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH Dr.-Johannes-Heidenhain-Str. 5 83301 Traunreut, Deutschland http://www.heidenhain.de/ --_000_77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539de01ex08GLOBA_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi,

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i just tried the following command with more than one file:

 

tail -50 files_*.txt

i get an error:=

tail: invalid opti= on -- 5

Try `t= ail --help' for more information.

 

If i try the same command with only one file it works properly= :

tail -50 fil= es.txt

&n= bsp;

If i try the m= odified command with more than one file it works properly:

tail --lines=3D50 files_*.txt<= o:p>

 

 

regards

 

Andreas

 

 

 

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fax: +49 8669 32 2789

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DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH

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83301 Traunreut, Deutschland

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--===============0951928480==-- --===============0476705357==-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Mar 09 12:57:46 2012 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Mar 2012 17:57:46 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40829 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S644O-0001Rn-BI for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:57:45 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:1353) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S6449-0001RP-SW; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:57:33 -0500 Received: from int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.23]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q29HuOvj018929 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:56:24 -0500 Received: from [10.3.113.110] (ovpn-113-110.phx2.redhat.com [10.3.113.110]) by int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q29HuNSn003383; Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:56:23 -0500 Message-ID: <4F5A4446.2090001@redhat.com> Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:56:22 -0700 From: Eric Blake Organization: Red Hat User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:10.0.1) Gecko/20120216 Thunderbird/10.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Streit Andreas Subject: Re: bug#10976: bugreport tail (GNU coreutils) 5.97 References: <77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539@de01ex08.GLOBAL.JHCN.NET> In-Reply-To: <77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539@de01ex08.GLOBAL.JHCN.NET> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.3.5 OpenPGP: url=http://people.redhat.com/eblake/eblake.gpg Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig26A2D85689B8FC0EEA2620E4" X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.68 on 10.5.11.23 X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control Cc: 10976-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig26A2D85689B8FC0EEA2620E4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable tag 10976 notabug thanks On 03/09/2012 12:47 AM, Streit Andreas wrote: > Hi, >=20 > i just tried the following command with more than one file: >=20 > tail -50 files_*.txt > i get an error: > tail: invalid option -- 5 > Try `tail --help' for more information. Thanks for the report. However, this behavior is intentional. POSIX says that you should be using -n50, and that while implementations may support -50 as an extension, it is not a requirement. Your usage is non-portable, and coreutils is alerting you to the fact. Per 'info tail', >> For compatibility `tail' also supports an obsolete usage `tail >> -[COUNT][bcl][f] [FILE]', which is recognized only if it does not >> conflict with the usage described above. This obsolete form uses >> exactly one option and at most one file. In the option, COUNT is an >> optional decimal number optionally followed by a size letter (`b', `c'= , >> `l') to mean count by 512-byte blocks, bytes, or lines, optionally >> followed by `f' which has the same meaning as `-f'. >>=20 >> On older systems, the leading `-' can be replaced by `+' in the >> obsolete option syntax with the same meaning as in counts, and obsolet= e >> usage overrides normal usage when the two conflict. This obsolete >> behavior can be enabled or disabled with the `_POSIX2_VERSION' >> environment variable (*note Standards conformance::). > If i try the same command with only one file it works properly: > tail -50 files.txt Yes, this is an example of the obsolete usage. >=20 > If i try the modified command with more than one file it works properly= : > tail --lines=3D50 files_*.txt Yes, this is the preferred style (simplified to -n). Since the behavior is intentional, I'm closing this as not a bug. --=20 Eric Blake eblake@redhat.com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org --------------enig26A2D85689B8FC0EEA2620E4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Public key at http://people.redhat.com/eblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJPWkRHAAoJEKeha0olJ0NqaEUH/RMd7RqEcNkQKgbADuizjBt2 cl/w4cUuQ310zHWhMSJaHNcmObyhhOO6D+iCLdbcrJlKX6i8Mi8GxsRSy3xCSbhn NiL51LLwVZ6NZKpZOi0I432uVI3dejgo8llNs6dbdxggNeGk2UD0Rs3vHw3/yqes 8lc12L3pqP41DvOtTTC34qqGe7YIjfOcAPS3z9S0h/xXXYCxWoaBv/XywaUDDc/V Aclae2dq9AaxJiboQ2n2muqPAeBb4Swv6Aivv+xLuSDKStW4xzhXZ8iDZBf6t2js RnRhb9x2hwRDcTDVROzx4d0mTDJcfD7IlNnR4NrjVR5+Z5eGnPBa86Ghn7+5sj4= =HdQI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig26A2D85689B8FC0EEA2620E4-- From unknown Fri Jun 20 07:27:18 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.428 (Entity 5.428) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: Streit Andreas Subject: bug#10976: closed (Re: bug#10976: bugreport tail (GNU coreutils) 5.97) Message-ID: References: <4F5A4446.2090001@redhat.com> <77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539@de01ex08.GLOBAL.JHCN.NET> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 10976 X-Gnu-PR-Package: coreutils X-Gnu-PR-Keywords: notabug Reply-To: 10976@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:58:03 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1331315883-5613-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1331315883-5613-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #10976: bugreport tail (GNU coreutils) 5.97 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 10976@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 10976: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D10976 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1331315883-5613-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 10976-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Mar 2012 17:57:36 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40827 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S644N-0001Rl-Lq for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:57:36 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:1353) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S6449-0001RP-SW; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:57:33 -0500 Received: from int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.23]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q29HuOvj018929 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:56:24 -0500 Received: from [10.3.113.110] (ovpn-113-110.phx2.redhat.com [10.3.113.110]) by int-mx10.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q29HuNSn003383; Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:56:23 -0500 Message-ID: <4F5A4446.2090001@redhat.com> Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:56:22 -0700 From: Eric Blake Organization: Red Hat User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:10.0.1) Gecko/20120216 Thunderbird/10.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Streit Andreas Subject: Re: bug#10976: bugreport tail (GNU coreutils) 5.97 References: <77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539@de01ex08.GLOBAL.JHCN.NET> In-Reply-To: <77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539@de01ex08.GLOBAL.JHCN.NET> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.3.5 OpenPGP: url=http://people.redhat.com/eblake/eblake.gpg Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig26A2D85689B8FC0EEA2620E4" X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.68 on 10.5.11.23 X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 10976-done Cc: 10976-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig26A2D85689B8FC0EEA2620E4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable tag 10976 notabug thanks On 03/09/2012 12:47 AM, Streit Andreas wrote: > Hi, >=20 > i just tried the following command with more than one file: >=20 > tail -50 files_*.txt > i get an error: > tail: invalid option -- 5 > Try `tail --help' for more information. Thanks for the report. However, this behavior is intentional. POSIX says that you should be using -n50, and that while implementations may support -50 as an extension, it is not a requirement. Your usage is non-portable, and coreutils is alerting you to the fact. Per 'info tail', >> For compatibility `tail' also supports an obsolete usage `tail >> -[COUNT][bcl][f] [FILE]', which is recognized only if it does not >> conflict with the usage described above. This obsolete form uses >> exactly one option and at most one file. In the option, COUNT is an >> optional decimal number optionally followed by a size letter (`b', `c'= , >> `l') to mean count by 512-byte blocks, bytes, or lines, optionally >> followed by `f' which has the same meaning as `-f'. >>=20 >> On older systems, the leading `-' can be replaced by `+' in the >> obsolete option syntax with the same meaning as in counts, and obsolet= e >> usage overrides normal usage when the two conflict. This obsolete >> behavior can be enabled or disabled with the `_POSIX2_VERSION' >> environment variable (*note Standards conformance::). > If i try the same command with only one file it works properly: > tail -50 files.txt Yes, this is an example of the obsolete usage. >=20 > If i try the modified command with more than one file it works properly= : > tail --lines=3D50 files_*.txt Yes, this is the preferred style (simplified to -n). Since the behavior is intentional, I'm closing this as not a bug. --=20 Eric Blake eblake@redhat.com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org --------------enig26A2D85689B8FC0EEA2620E4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Public key at http://people.redhat.com/eblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJPWkRHAAoJEKeha0olJ0NqaEUH/RMd7RqEcNkQKgbADuizjBt2 cl/w4cUuQ310zHWhMSJaHNcmObyhhOO6D+iCLdbcrJlKX6i8Mi8GxsRSy3xCSbhn NiL51LLwVZ6NZKpZOi0I432uVI3dejgo8llNs6dbdxggNeGk2UD0Rs3vHw3/yqes 8lc12L3pqP41DvOtTTC34qqGe7YIjfOcAPS3z9S0h/xXXYCxWoaBv/XywaUDDc/V Aclae2dq9AaxJiboQ2n2muqPAeBb4Swv6Aivv+xLuSDKStW4xzhXZ8iDZBf6t2js RnRhb9x2hwRDcTDVROzx4d0mTDJcfD7IlNnR4NrjVR5+Z5eGnPBa86Ghn7+5sj4= =HdQI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig26A2D85689B8FC0EEA2620E4-- ------------=_1331315883-5613-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Mar 2012 07:54:40 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:39900 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uet-0003IF-B1 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:54:40 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:55627) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uYr-00036U-Ju for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:48:26 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uXx-0003cY-Qf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:47:31 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,X_IP autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:44148) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uXx-0003cU-Mr for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:47:29 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:51597) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uXr-0005l6-Rn for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:47:29 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uXp-0003bN-Ev for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:47:23 -0500 Received: from mx02.jhcn.net ([194.25.102.130]:43866) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5uXp-0003a3-0Z for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:47:21 -0500 X-ip: 10.1.1.51 X-Footer: SET Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0476705357==" MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from de01mx05.global.jhcn.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by de01mx05.global.jhcn.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88A2028F5F8 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2012 08:47:11 +0100 (CET) From: Streit Andreas To: "bug-coreutils@gnu.org" Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 08:47:08 +0100 Subject: bugreport tail (GNU coreutils) 5.97 Thread-Topic: bugreport tail (GNU coreutils) 5.97 Thread-Index: Acz9yNRaJuZZWnfHSky2IXQnm/CHCw== Message-ID: <77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539@de01ex08.GLOBAL.JHCN.NET> Accept-Language: de-DE X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: de-DE MIME-Version: 1.0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:54:38 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) --===============0476705357== Content-Language: de-DE Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539de01ex08GLOBA_" --_000_77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539de01ex08GLOBA_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Hi, i just tried the following command with more than one file: tail -50 files_*.txt i get an error: tail: invalid option -- 5 Try `tail --help' for more information. If i try the same command with only one file it works properly: tail -50 files.txt If i try the modified command with more than one file it works properly: tail --lines=50 files_*.txt regards Andreas ------------------------------------------------------------ mailto:streit@heidenhain.de tel.: +49 8669 31 2789 fax: +49 8669 32 2789 ------------------------------------------------------------ DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH Dr.-Johannes-Heidenhain-Str. 5 83301 Traunreut, Deutschland http://www.heidenhain.de/ --_000_77F8985DD9A5D24F8E69D8DF7B1184E312EA568539de01ex08GLOBA_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi,

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i just tried the following command with more than one file:

 

tail -50 files_*.txt

i get an error:=

tail: invalid opti= on -- 5

Try `t= ail --help' for more information.

 

If i try the same command with only one file it works properly= :

tail -50 fil= es.txt

&n= bsp;

If i try the m= odified command with more than one file it works properly:

tail --lines=3D50 files_*.txt<= o:p>

 

 

regards

 

Andreas

 

 

 

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