Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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


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