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Re: "tail" command does not work as advertised
>> Note that the +N notation is specific to --lines=, not the '-n'
>> shorthand.
>
> Wrong - the +N notation also works with -n:
>
> ps -a | tail -n +5
Ah, I was confused since 'tail -5' still works, but:
> This is a side affect of the change to the newer POSIX standard.
> http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#Old-tail-plus-N-syntax-now-fails
This explains it.
Cheers!
Chris
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