GNU bug report logs - #42711
Tail does not recognize line number spec for multiple files

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Anonymousemail <noreply <at> anonymousemail.me>

Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 18:32:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Anonymousemail <noreply <at> anonymousemail.me>
To: 42711 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#42711: Tail does not recognize line number spec for multiple files
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 18:19:11 +0000

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This command gives an error:

$ tail -5 foo bar baz
tail: option used in invalid context -- 5

For comparison, the equivalent head commans works exactly as expected:

$ head -5 foo bar baz
==&gt; foo &lt;==
foo line 1
foo line 2
foo line 3
foo line 4
foo line 5

==&gt; bar &lt;==
bar line 1
bar line 2
bar line 3
bar line 4
bar line 5

==&gt; baz &lt;==
baz line 1
baz line 2
baz line 3
baz line 4
baz line 5
&nbsp;

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