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tail -1 * has unexpected output


From: steve+dated+1205342789 . 4f8983
Subject: tail -1 * has unexpected output
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 12:26:27 -0500 (EST)

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Hey.

'tail -1 *' used to output one line of every file specified.

Now, it outputs

tail: invalid option -- 1

How to reproduce:

create two files: z.1, z.2 containing one line each (aka, this is z.1, this is z.2), then:

(14) address@hidden Fri 10:24am  [~] % tail -1 z.1
this is z.1
(15) address@hidden Fri 10:25am  [~] % tail -1 z.2
this is z.2
(16) address@hidden Fri 10:25am  [~] % tail -1 z*
tail: invalid option -- 1
Try `tail --help' for more information.
(17) address@hidden Fri 10:25am  [~] % tail -1 z.1 z.2
tail: invalid option -- 1
Try `tail --help' for more information.

- - Steve Webb

- -- EMAIL: (h) address@hidden WEB: http://badcheese.com

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