(tail invocation): In the obsolete usage, the

count is optional, so put square brackets around it.
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Paul Eggert 2006-01-31 01:38:05 +00:00
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2006-01-30 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
* coreutils.texi (tail invocation): In the obsolete usage, the
count is optional, so put square brackets around it.
2006-01-02 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> 2006-01-02 Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
* getdate.texi (General date syntax): Invalid dates are rejected. * getdate.texi (General date syntax): Invalid dates are rejected.

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@end table @end table
For compatibility @command{tail} also supports an obsolete usage For compatibility @command{tail} also supports an obsolete usage
@samp{tail -@var{count}[bcl][f] [@var{file}]}, which is recognized @samp{tail -[@var{count}][bcl][f] [@var{file}]}, which is recognized
only if it does not conflict with the usage described only if it does not conflict with the usage described
above. This obsolete form uses exactly one option and at most one above. This obsolete form uses exactly one option and at most one
file. In the option, @var{count} is an optional decimal number optionally file. In the option, @var{count} is an optional decimal number optionally