159226 – /usr/bin/tail fails to support "+" flag documented in man page

Bug 159226 - /usr/bin/tail fails to support "+" flag documented in man page

Summary: /usr/bin/tail fails to support "+" flag documented in man page

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 78897

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers

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Reported:	2006-12-27 09:58 UTC by Willard Dawson
Modified:	2006-12-27 10:01 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users

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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 ***