LAST v1.30 - copy last n lines |
Revised 2-Jan-99. Copyright (c) 1996-99 by Rune Berg. TextTools Freeware. |
Usage | Description | Options | Limitations | Return Codes | Version History | tt_r6
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last [log logfile] [option] n [infile] [to outfile]
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last copies the last n lines of infile to outfile.
If infile has n or fewer lines, then last copies all of infile.
n must be in the range 0 .. 32767 on DOS, 0 .. 2147483647 on Win32.
If you don't specify infile, last reads from standard input.
If you don't specify outfile, last writes to standard output.
If you don't specify logfile, last writes error messages to standard
error.
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last recognizes the following command line options:
Option | Function |
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-v | Print version banner and usage info to standard error (or logfile, if given), then exit. |
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last can run out of memory if n is large.
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closure returns with one of the following codes ("error levels"):
Code | Meaning |
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0 | Success |
101 | Out of memory |
102 | Incorrect command line arguments |
104 | Error opening file |
105 | I/O error |
107 | File name clash |
Version History | Top | Previous |
These are the released versions:
Version | Date | Changes |
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1.01 | 25-Feb-96 | n/a |
1.10 | 26-Sep-96 | * Very minor changes. |
1.11 | 9-May-97 | * Available as Win32 version. * Bug-fix: Didn't work properly with pipes or keyboard input. |
1.20 | 13-Jul-97 | * Now gives proper return codes. |
1.30 | 2-jan-99 | * Win32 version now prints coloured response texts. |
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