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tail parameter problem

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6320: closed (tail parameter problem)
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 21:04:02 +0000

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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?

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From: Jim Meyering <jim <at> meyering.net>
To: "Dave Saville" <dave <at> deezee.org>
Cc: 6320-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6320: tail parameter problem
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 23:03:37 +0200

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.

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