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Old 05-30-2018
Hi Rudic,
I didn't quite get the post ( -n, --lines=[+]NUM ) on asking me to refer the manpage of tail command.
# 9  
Old 05-30-2018
It principally reads: if tail +2 doesn't work for you (it does on my computer), try tail -n+2. Generally: check the man page for your tool & version to find out what it provides and what it misses.


Shortest possible solution:
Code:
sed '2,6!d' file

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Old 05-31-2018
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Originally Posted by RudiC
It principally reads: if tail +2 doesn't work for you (it does on my computer), try tail -n+2.
I would write tail -n +2(with space). I think this is the "most canonical" form. On very old Unixes, the first variants of head and tail did not provide the -n switch. Then, for some time, I found it supported on several platforms, but marked as obsolete, and -n was favoured. Hence, even if the old form would still work, I would prefer using an explicit -n, simply for compatibility.
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