This command gives an error: $ tail -5 foo bar baz tail: option used in invalid context -- 5
For comparison, the equivalent head commans works exactly as expected: $ head -5 foo bar baz ==> foo <== foo line 1 foo line 2 foo line 3 foo line 4 foo line 5 ==> bar <== bar line 1 bar line 2 bar line 3 bar line 4 bar line 5 ==> baz <== baz line 1 baz line 2 baz line 3 baz line 4 baz line 5