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Re: head -n -1
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Paul Jarc |
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Re: head -n -1 |
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Thu, 21 Oct 2004 16:02:15 -0400 |
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Paul Eggert <address@hidden> wrote:
> "tail -n COUNT" already uses the sign of the count for something
> different, so it would be confusing if "head" used the sign in the way
> that you suggest.
It might be a better parallel if "head -n -1" (or some other spelling)
wrote all but the last N lines of the input.
paul