From unknown Sun Aug 10 16:51:14 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#6320 <6320@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#6320 <6320@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: tail parameter problem Reply-To: bug#6320 <6320@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2025 23:51:14 +0000 retitle 6320 tail parameter problem reassign 6320 coreutils submitter 6320 "Dave Saville" severity 6320 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon May 31 08:23:08 2010 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 31 May 2010 12:23:08 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OJ41K-0002dl-MZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 31 May 2010 08:23:06 -0400 Received: from mx10.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OJ1oJ-00013E-R9 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 31 May 2010 06:02:16 -0400 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:37745) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1OJ1o2-000353-Qm for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 31 May 2010 06:01:14 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=59305 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OJ1nz-0000GU-Ud for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Mon, 31 May 2010 06:01:14 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OJ1nj-0002L9-Hy for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Mon, 31 May 2010 06:00:56 -0400 Received: from mail.deezee.org.uk ([81.187.184.98]:57304) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OJ1nj-0002KP-72 for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Mon, 31 May 2010 06:00:55 -0400 Received: from bearpaw.bear.den (bearpaw.bear.den [192.168.0.201]) by mail.deezee.org.uk (Weasel v1.805) for ; 31 May 2010 11:00:49 +0100 Message-ID: <001.d0b30d007188034c.014@deezee.org> From: "Dave Saville" To: "bug-coreutils@gnu.org" Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 10:59:13 +0100 (BST) Priority: Normal User-Agent: PMMail/3.07 (os/2; U; Warp 4.5; en-GB; i386; ver 3.07.24.1523) X-Mailer: (Demonstration) PMMail (Beta 1) 3.07.24.1523 for OS/2 Warp 4.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: tail parameter problem X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Tru64 4.0 (or OS/2 Warp 4) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 31 May 2010 08:23:04 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 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: -5.9 (-----) Hi I have just installed the OS/2 port of tail 8.4. It no longer seems to like the following: tail -2 foo tail: option used in invalid context -- 1 tail -n2 foo works. Is this a change in tail or has the porter messed up? TIA -- Regards Dave Saville From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue May 31 17:03:44 2011 Received: (at 6320-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 31 May 2011 21:03:44 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QRW6J-0001bM-SX for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 31 May 2011 17:03:44 -0400 Received: from mx.meyering.net ([82.230.74.64]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QRW6J-0001bB-6Z for 6320-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 31 May 2011 17:03:43 -0400 Received: by rho.meyering.net (Acme Bit-Twister, from userid 1000) id A9DAD6018E; Tue, 31 May 2011 23:03:37 +0200 (CEST) From: Jim Meyering To: "Dave Saville" Subject: Re: bug#6320: tail parameter problem In-Reply-To: <001.d0b30d007188034c.014@deezee.org> (Dave Saville's message of "Mon, 31 May 2010 10:59:13 +0100 (BST)") References: <001.d0b30d007188034c.014@deezee.org> Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 23:03:37 +0200 Message-ID: <874o4ah9au.fsf@rho.meyering.net> Lines: 20 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 6320-done Cc: 6320-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 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: -6.0 (------) tags 6320 + notabug close 6320 thanks Dave Saville wrote: > I have just installed the OS/2 port of tail 8.4. It no longer seems to > like the following: > > tail -2 foo > tail: option used in invalid context -- 1 > > tail -n2 foo works. > > Is this a change in tail or has the porter messed up? Thanks for the report. Since it works fine everywhere else, I'd say it must be the porter who changed something. I'm closing this issue. From unknown Sun Aug 10 16:51:14 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:24:04 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator