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[hammam02]

hi friends

i need to display file without last 6 record

tail -6 XXXXXX

result : display the last 6

any option catn i put it in command

 

[PHV]

head -$(($(wc -l<XXXXXX)-6)) XXXXXX

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[hammam02]

realy u are great man

 

[feherke]

Hi

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[stefanwagner]

It's head, not tail

head -n -6 file

don't visit my homepage:

http://home.arcor.de/hirnstrom/minis/index.html

 

[Annihilannic]

Unfortunately only with GNU head, Stefan.

Annihilannic.

 

[stefanwagner]

Yes, I forgot to mention. gnu-head. It's free.

don't visit my homepage:

http://home.arcor.de/hirnstrom/minis/index.html