GNU logs - #39951, boring messages

Message sent to bug-coreutils@HIDDEN:

Subject: bug#39951: tail -n +NUM is not working properly
Resent-From: Dimitris Moraitidis <dimitris.moraitidis@HIDDEN>
Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Resent-CC: bug-coreutils@HIDDEN
Resent-Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:30:02 +0000
Resent-Message-ID: <handler.39951.B.158350859122396 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@HIDDEN
To: 39951 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
MIME-Version: 1.0
From: Dimitris Moraitidis <dimitris.moraitidis@HIDDEN>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 10:42:15 +0100
Message-ID: <CAMOJ5BJEU9QntWDf4NprQSOMSStM+Cw3x_o9ktekAkjkq1xG4A@HIDDEN>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000a9736c05a02c787b"
Precedence: list
Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Sender: "Debbugs-submit" <debbugs-submit-bounces <at> debbugs.gnu.org>

--000000000000a9736c05a02c787b
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Hey there,

tail -n + NUM does not return the desired output. +NUM starts from the top
of the file, not from the bottom.

So for example, given the following file:

>this
>is
>an
>example
>file
>each
>word
>represents
>a
>line

and executing tail -n +3 example, I am getting

>example
>file
>each
>word
>represents
>a
>line

instead of

>this
>is
>an
>example
>file
>each
>word

I am using *tail (GNU coreutils) 8.28 *in latest ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Thanks in advance for looking into this :)

-- 
// Moraitidis D. Dimitris,
// Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)
// Department of Informatics

--000000000000a9736c05a02c787b
Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<div dir=3D"ltr">Hey there,<div><br></div><div>tail -n=C2=A0+ NUM does not =
return the desired output.=C2=A0+NUM starts from the top of the file, not f=
rom the bottom.</div><div><br></div><div>So for example, given the followin=
g file:</div><div><br></div><div>&gt;this<br>&gt;is<br>&gt;an<br>&gt;exampl=
e<br>&gt;file<br>&gt;each<br>&gt;word<br>&gt;represents<br>&gt;a<br>&gt;lin=
e<br><br></div><div>and executing tail -n=C2=A0+3 example, I am getting<br>=
<br>&gt;example<br>&gt;file<br>&gt;each<br>&gt;word<br>&gt;represents<br>&g=
t;a<br>&gt;line<br><br>instead of=C2=A0<br><br><div><br></div><div>&gt;this=
<br>&gt;is<br>&gt;an<br>&gt;example<br>&gt;file<br>&gt;each<br>&gt;word</di=
v><br></div><div>I am using=C2=A0<b>tail (GNU coreutils) 8.28 </b>in latest=
 ubuntu 18.04 LTS</div><div><br>Thanks in=C2=A0advance for looking=C2=A0int=
o this :)<br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"=
gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><span style=3D"color:rg=
b(102,102,204)">// Moraitidis D. Dimitris,</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(102=
,102,204)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(102,102,204)">// Athens University of E=
conomics and Business (AUEB)</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(102,102,204)"><sp=
an style=3D"color:rgb(102,102,204)">// Department of Informatics</span>=C2=
=A0<br></div></div></div>

--000000000000a9736c05a02c787b--

Message sent:

Content-Disposition: inline
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
MIME-Version: 1.0
X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.505 (Entity 5.505)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
X-Loop: help-debbugs@HIDDEN
From: help-debbugs@HIDDEN (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Dimitris Moraitidis <dimitris.moraitidis@HIDDEN>
Subject: bug#39951: Acknowledgement (tail -n +NUM is not working properly)
Message-ID: <handler.39951.B.158350859122396.ack <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
References: <CAMOJ5BJEU9QntWDf4NprQSOMSStM+Cw3x_o9ktekAkjkq1xG4A@HIDDEN>
X-Gnu-PR-Message: ack 39951
X-Gnu-PR-Package: coreutils
Reply-To: 39951 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:30:02 +0000

Thank you for filing a new bug report with debbugs.gnu.org.

This is an automatically generated reply to let you know your message
has been received.

Your message is being forwarded to the package maintainers and other
interested parties for their attention; they will reply in due course.

Your message has been sent to the package maintainer(s):
 bug-coreutils@HIDDEN

If you wish to submit further information on this problem, please
send it to 39951 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

Please do not send mail to help-debbugs@HIDDEN unless you wish
to report a problem with the Bug-tracking system.

--=20
39951: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D39951
GNU Bug Tracking System
Contact help-debbugs@HIDDEN with problems

Last modified: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 15:30:02 UTC

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.