Re: Tail +N apparent error.

[Jim Meyering]

Eric Blake wrote:
> According to Jan-Pawel Wrozstinski on 10/12/2009 2:11 AM:
>>>   -n, --lines=K            output the last K lines, instead of the last 10;
>>>                            or use +K to output lines starting with the Kth
>>>
>> Incidentally, I can't say that the newer "help" on this topic is much
>> clearer -- especially for those of accustomed to the older versions --
>> than the one I currently have running. If I may, I'd like to recommend
>> having it read:
>>
>> or use "-n +K" to ...
>
> Good point.  Jim, what about this patch for tail?  I checked head as well,
> but it did not have similar wording in the first place.

I like it.
Thanks.
...
> -  -c, --bytes=K            output the last K bytes; alternatively, use +K 
> to\n\
> -                           output bytes starting with the Kth of each file\n\
> +  -c, --bytes=K            output the last K bytes; alternatively, use -c 
> +K\n
> +                           to output bytes starting with the Kth of each 
> file\n\
>  "), stdout);
>       fputs (_("\
>    -f, --follow[={name|descriptor}]\n\
> @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for 
> short options too.\n\
>  "), stdout);
>       printf (_("\
>    -n, --lines=K            output the last K lines, instead of the last 
> %d;\n\
> -                           or use +K to output lines starting with the Kth\n\
> +                           or use -n +K to output lines starting with the 
> Kth\n\