Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: coreutils
Version: coreutils 6.10-3ubuntu2 (hardy)
Self explanatory transcript follows.
shell prompt> tail +50 fname1 > fname2
tail: cannot open `+50' for reading: no such file or directory
...
shell prompt> tail --lines=+50 fname1 > fname2
[OK]
** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: tail
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tail does not work with '+' short option
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241555
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