GNU bug report logs - #11631
Head command does not position file pointer correctly for negative line count

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Anoop Sharma <sendtoanoop <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 09:41:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 11631 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: 11631 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11631: Head command does not position file pointer correctly
	for negative line count
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:24:58 +0100

On 06/05/2012 07:12 PM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Jim Meyering wrote:
>>>> Here's the start of a proper patch.
>>>> To come: mention this in NEWS and add a test.
> 
> Here's the complete patch.

Nice tests.
+1

cheers,
Pádraig.
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