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Old 02-19-2009
Problem with tail cmd

Hi all,

How to see a file except first 3 lines by using tail or head cmd.

Please suggest.

Thanks
# 2  
Old 02-19-2009
Code:
sed -n '4,$p' filename
# or
awk 'NR>3' filename

# 3  
Old 02-19-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by naw_deepak
How to see a file except first 3 lines by using tail or head cmd.
On my computer (AIX):
Code:
tail +4 file

# 4  
Old 02-20-2009
Hi Jim,

That works, thanks for your reply.
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