Package: coreutils Version: 6.10-3 Severity: normal
Hi guys, I think this little session says it all: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat > dummy <<EOF > 1 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 6 > EOF [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ tail -3 dummy 4 5 6 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ tail --lines=+3 dummy 3 4 5 6 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ tail +3 dummy tail: cannot open `+3' for reading: No such file or directory ==> dummy <== 1 2 3 4 5 6 That is, +3 is treated as a file-name instead of as --lines=+3, like it always had, and like the docs still say it should. -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.23-1-686 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages coreutils depends on: ii libacl1 2.2.45-1 Access control list shared library ii libc6 2.7-9 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libselinux1 2.0.35-1 SELinux shared libraries coreutils recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
