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Re: [PATCH] tail -n not supported in all OSs

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FWFlorian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de>
Date
Oct 16, 2007, 20:37 UTC
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* Jari Aalto:
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> $ uname -a
> SunOS host 5.9 Generic_118558-35 sun4u sparc SUNW,Serverblade1
>
> $ echo | tail -n 1
>
> usage: tail [+/-[n][lbc][f]] [file]
>        tail [+/-[n][l][r|f]] [file]                     
What about /usr/xpg4/bin/tail?  Why aren't you using that?
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Message 9 of 10 in “tail -n not supported in all OSs”
  1. tail -n not supported in all OSsJari Aalto, Oct 16, 2007
  2. git-am.sh: Remove option -n from tailJari Aalto, Oct 16, 2007
  3. git-commit.sh: Remove option -n from tailJari Aalto, Oct 16, 2007
  4. git-rebase--interactive.sh: Remove option -n from tailJari Aalto, Oct 16, 2007
  5. Johannes SchindelinOct 16, 2007
  6. David BrownOct 16, 2007
  7. YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明Oct 16, 2007
  8. Johannes SchindelinOct 16, 2007
  9. Florian WeimerOct 16, 2007
  10. Theodore TsoOct 16, 2007

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