From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:39:44 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Use better diagnostics for "head -3 -4" and likewise for tail.
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Use better diagnostics for "head -3 -4" and likewise for tail.
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-2006-01-30  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
+2006-01-30  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
 	* Version 6.0-cvs.
 
+	* src/head.c (main): Use a better diagnostic when someone uses a
+	trailing numeric option in an invalid way.  Problem reported by
+	Karl Berry.
+	* src/tail.c (parse_options): Likewise.
+
+2006-01-30  Jim Meyering  <jim@meyering.net>
+
 	* man/wc.x: Include `count' keyword in man page synopsis,
 	per suggestion from http://bugs.debian.org/181585.