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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1998-04-26 19:58:43 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1998-04-26 19:58:43 +0000
commit7dd872d963dc4683dddea722981000fa65c9d9d9 (patch)
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parentb7d50ca523182a80cca2452553f35360a269d557 (diff)
downloadcoreutils-7dd872d963dc4683dddea722981000fa65c9d9d9.tar.xz
Remove usage-like comments near beginning of file.
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diff --git a/src/tail.c b/src/tail.c
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@@ -19,26 +19,6 @@
a fixed size buffer and therefore can only deliver a limited number
of lines.
- Options:
- -b Tail by N 512-byte blocks.
- -c, --bytes=N[bkm] Tail by N bytes
- [or 512-byte blocks, kilobytes, or megabytes].
- -f, --follow Loop forever trying to read more characters at the
- end of the file, on the assumption that the file
- is growing. Ignored if reading from a pipe.
- -n, --lines=N Tail by N lines.
- -q, --quiet, --silent Never print filename headers.
- -v, --verbose Always print filename headers.
-
- If a number (N) starts with a `+', begin printing with the Nth item
- from the start of each file, instead of from the end.
-
- Reads from standard input if no files are given or when a filename of
- ``-'' is encountered.
- By default, filename headers are printed only more than one file
- is given.
- By default, prints the last 10 lines (tail -n 10).
-
Original version by Paul Rubin <phr@ocf.berkeley.edu>.
Extensions by David MacKenzie <djm@gnu.ai.mit.edu>.
tail -f for multiple files by Ian Lance Taylor <ian@airs.com>. */