Re: using tail in a pipe and script

[martin f krafft]

also sprach Lance Hoffmeyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2001.12.29.1656 +0100]:
> enscript -1 -r -M Letter -p outputfile `tail +3 $1`
> 
> does not work.  I have not had much experience at pipes and such (as one
> can plainly see).  What modifications do I need to get this script to
> work?

have a look at the 'buthead' package. tail isn't designed to do what you
want.

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