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Re: [PATCH] Add test cases for git-am

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 31, 2008, 22:41 UTC
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Stephan Beyer <s-beyer@gmx.net> writes:
>> I tend to prefer "sed -n -e '3,$p'" for things like this for portability.
>
> I'm fine with that, but I sometimes wonder if systems that do not like
> "tail -n +3" really tend to like a "sed -n -e '3,$p'" :)
Why?  sed is as old as V7, which does not have "tail -n".
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  1. Add test cases for git-amStephan Beyer, May 30, 2008
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 30, 2008
  3. Stephan BeyerMay 31, 2008
  4. Mutt and Mail-Followup-ToTeemu Likonen, May 31, 2008
  5. Junio C HamanoMay 31, 2008
  6. Stephan BeyerMay 31, 2008
  7. 1/2 Add test cases for git-amStephan Beyer, May 31, 2008
  8. 2/2 Merge t4150-am-subdir.sh and t4151-am.sh into t4150-am.shStephan Beyer, May 31, 2008
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 31, 2008
  10. Andreas EricssonJun 2, 2008

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