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Hello All, We are going to migrate from Unix to Linux . So in our script we have used tail +4 which doesn't work in Linux.I will tell you what ...
  1. 11-21-2008 #1
    ISHAVERMA
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    Substitute for tail +n command in Linux

    Hello All,
    We are going to migrate from Unix to Linux . So in our script we have used tail +4 which doesn't work in Linux.I will tell you what tail +4 does in Unix :
    Suppose There is file named "Hi" which has 10 records then if I give

    cat Hi |tail +4

    It will show me data from 4th record till last record.

    As the same command doesn't work in Linux. I want to sustitute it with some other command or script which will give me the same output. Please reply soon if you have any idea.

    Thanks In Advance!!
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    Code:
    tail -n +4 Hi
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  3. 11-21-2008 #3
    ISHAVERMA
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    Thanks a Lot :)

    Yes It works ....Thanks a Lot !!!
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    Hi, ISHAVERMA.
    Quote Originally Posted by ISHAVERMA View Post
    ... We are going to migrate from Unix to Linux ...
    Welcome to the forums.

    You will save yourself time if you learn how to use the man pages. For example:
    Code:
           -n, --lines=N
              output the last N lines, instead of the last 10

-- excerpt from man tail
    Best wishes on the migration ... cheers, drl
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