[markw@lineo.com: Re: busybox bug #1150 (allowing tail -###)]

[Matt Kraai]

Howdy,

I'm closing this.  See below for why.

Matt

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Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 13:08:53 -0600
To: Matt Kraai <kraai at alumni.carnegiemellon.edu>
From: Mark Whitley <markw at lineo.com>
Cc: andersen at lineo.com
Subject: Re: busybox bug #1150 (allowing tail -###)

On Tue, Apr 17, 2001 at 12:56:42PM -0600, Matt Kraai wrote:
> 
> My personal opinion is that tail -# is gross.  In the submitted
> patch, if I remember correctly, it only handled -# if it was the
> first option.  Handling it correctly is a pain, and there is an
> easy workaround (use -n).  

Agreed. I think the above paragraph (or something like it) should be sent to
the bug # and the bug closed. If you're game to do it, that'd be just ducky;
if not, I can do it.


Mark Whitley
markw at lineo.com

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