Bug 159226

Summary:	/usr/bin/tail fails to support "+" flag documented in man page
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Willard Dawson <willard.dawson>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	2006.1
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	Output from "emerge --info"

Description Willard Dawson 2006-12-27 09:58:46 UTC

Example:

$ wc -l input-file 
20 input-file

$ tail -5 input-file
erhitztest
differentialligningen
verootmoediging
rogabuntque
velaberis

$ tail +5 input-file
tail: cannot open `+5' for reading: No such file or directory
==> input-file <==
eidantik
chariton
kumulierten
sisenshu
concursibusque
erhitztest
differentialligningen
verootmoediging
rogabuntque
velaberis

Comment 1 Willard Dawson 2006-12-27 09:59:20 UTC

Created attachment 104813 [details]
Output from "emerge --info"

Comment 2 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-12-27 10:01:57 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 78897 ***

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 78897 ***