"Tom G. Christensen" <tgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 22/03/16 08:34, Philip Hands wrote: >> >> [ "`tail -c1 .ssh/authorized_keys 2>/dev/null`" ] && echo > .ssh/authorized_keys ; >> >> anyone know of portability issues with that? >> > > On Solaris 10 and older /usr/bin/tail does not understand the -c1 > syntax, it needs -1c instead. OK, it seems that tail from coreutils on Debian can deal with -1c as well -- odd -- is this actually the portable option despite not being in the manual? BTW can Solaris 10's tail handle it with a space after the c, thus: tail -c 1 Cheers, Phil. -- |)| Philip Hands [+44 (0)20 8530 9560] HANDS.COM Ltd. |-| http://www.hands.com/ http://ftp.uk.debian.org/ |(| Hugo-Klemm-Strasse 34, 21075 Hamburg, GERMANY
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