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Subject: unix tail command
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Date: 1 Jun 90 17:29:58 GMT
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If I want to print out the last line of each file I think the following 
command should do it:

tail -1 *

and if I want the first line of each file the following:

head -1 *

The head command works but the tail command does not! Is this a limitation
of the tail command or is it a bug?