Alan Barrett sez:
/*
 * > Finally, I was thinking a -f flag to cat (cat -f <=> tail -f) would be
 * > useful.  comments?  
 * 
 * I routinely use "tail +0f". In new syntax, that would be "tail -f -n +0". 
 * People who can remember that tail starts counting at 1 rather than at 0
 * might prefer "tail +1f" or "tail -f -n +1". 
 * 
 * I don't see any need to add another option to cat for this.
 * 
 * --apb (Alan Barrett)
 * 
 * 
 */



I don't see any reason to have changed the arg syntax to tail, either.

Alan Barrett sez:
/*
 * > Finally, I was thinking a -f flag to cat (cat -f <=> tail -f) would be
 * > useful.  comments?  
 * 
 * I routinely use "tail +0f". In new syntax, that would be "tail -f -n +0". 
 * People who can remember that tail starts counting at 1 rather than at 0
 * might prefer "tail +1f" or "tail -f -n +1". 
 * 
 * I don't see any need to add another option to cat for this.
 * 
 * --apb (Alan Barrett)
 * 
 * 
 */





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