> This is not a bug. > The -1 style syntax is what we call the obsolete (or at least > obsolescent) syntax. > > If you want to operate on more than one file, you have to use > the "-n N" option. E.g., > > tail -n1 file1 file2 file3
So why does head continue to work properly? I always thought that head and tail were brother and sister. :-) Charles -- If every sip Fills you With zip Then your sipper Needs a zipper Burma-Shave http://burma-shave.org/jingles/1941/if_every_sip
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