GNU bug report logs - #6320
tail parameter problem

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: "Dave Saville" <dave <at> deezee.org>

Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 12:24:02 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Dave Saville" <dave <at> deezee.org>
To: "bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org" <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>
Subject: tail parameter problem
Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 10:59:13 +0100 (BST)

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
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