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tail +3 stopped working


From: Marvin Simkin
Subject: tail +3 stopped working
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:22:44 -0700

Sorry if this is a dup bug, I don't know how to check your list.

BEFORE (correct)
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$ echo "1,2,3,4,5" | tr ',' "\012" | tail +3
3
4
5
$ tail --version
tail (coreutils) 4.5.3
...
$ uname -a
Linux ... 2.4.21-20.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Aug 18 20:46:40 EDT 2004 i686 i686 i386 
GNU/Linux

AFTER (bug)
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$ echo "1,2,3,4,5" | tr ',' "\012" | tail +3
tail: cannot open `+3' for reading: No such file or directory
$ tail --version
tail (GNU coreutils) 5.97
...
$ uname -a
Linux ... 2.6.19-1.2911.6.5.fc6 #1 SMP Sun Mar 4 15:47:41 EST 2007 i686 i686 
i386 GNU/Linux


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Marvin Simkin
Planetary Geology Group
School of Earth and Space Exploration
Arizona State University
http://simkin.asu.edu/





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