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From: David W.Chapman Jr. <dwcjr@inethouston.net>
To: Chris Byrnes <chris@jeah.net>
Subject: Re: tail
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 00:15:23 -0500
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but its not, its a file, almost no other tool errors out when you try to 
modify a "directory"

On Monday 30 April 2001 00:07, Chris Byrnes wrote:
> Id expect an output of something like "Error: / is a directory" or
> something
>
>
> Chris Byrnes <chris@JEAH.net>
> JEAH Communications, LLC. <www.JEAH.net>
> Toll-Free <1-866-AWW-JEAH>
>
> On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, David W.Chapman Jr. wrote:
> > Has it ever been different, have you tried running cat /
> >
> > its just taking the last few lines of that.  What are you expecting?
> >
> > On Sunday 29 April 2001 23:29, Juha Saarinen wrote:
> > > Same here, on 4.2-STABLE:
> > >
> > > bash-2.04$ tail /
> > >
> > > .
> > >  ..
> > >    dev=data1[homez
> > >                   usr
> > >                      var.stand1
> > >                                etcnproc
> > >                                        bin<boot[
> > >                                                 mnt
> > > zmodulesroot.sbinO
> > >                   tmpD
> > >
> > > sy.cshr.profileECOPYRIGHTkernel.GENERICkernelH
> > > compatG
> > > kernel.oldAo
> > >             modules.oldOvinum0
> > >                               =vinum1data2Odata3~
> > >
> > > n
> > > slogfzshlibbash-2.04$
> > >
> > > :: -----Original Message-----
> > > :: From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
> > > :: [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Chris Byrnes
> > > :: Sent: Monday, 30 April 2001 16:25
> > > :: To: stable@freebsd.org
> > > :: Subject: tail
> > > ::
> > > ::
> > > :: awww# tail /
> > > ::
> > > :: .
> > > ::  ..
> > > ::     dev
> > > ::        usr
> > > ::           varstand
> > > ::                      etc)
> > > :: compat$procu%
> > > ::                binbootuC
> > > ::
> > > :: sys
> > > ::     mnt(
> > > :: modulesrootusbinuC
> > > ::
> > > :: sys.cshrc.profile;   COPYRIGHTkernelENERIC
> > > ::                                                 ,tmp
> > > ::                                                      
> > > :: modules.ollibexec home7
> > > :: kernel.old5x
> > > :: sshd.corst2iI1UR28-2000.tgzbackups9-23-2000.tar.gsh.coreS
> > > ::
> > > :: syslogd.coreawww#
> > > ::
> > > ::
> > > :: wtf?
> > > ::
> > > ::
> > > ::
> > > ::
> > > :: Chris Byrnes <chris@JEAH.net>
> > > :: JEAH Communications, LLC. <www.JEAH.net>
> > > :: Toll-Free <1-866-AWW-JEAH>
> > > ::
> > > ::
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