Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2023 12:28:22 +0200 From: Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com> To: listac@nebelschwaden.de Cc: User Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: cut off last lines of a document Message-ID: <CADqw_gJhhBPR6HcSGQ-tg5M-XSXGXYMZFwLq_Y6OW1TNw7A3sw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <57be5495-97f8-4f22-9ae2-cd9712596e64@nebelschwaden.de> References: <57be5495-97f8-4f22-9ae2-cd9712596e64@nebelschwaden.de>
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--000000000000bcbc1f0604499ec5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 12:23=E2=80=AFPM Ede Wolf <listac@nebelschwaden.de> = wrote: > Hello, > > From a file/output with an unknown amount of lines, I would like to > filter out, or not display, the last 3 lines. Is there a way to archive > this? > > For those also using linux, there is a "head -n -3" for this. That > negative number option is not available on FreeBSD, but maybe there is > an alterative way of doing this? Preferably /bin/sh compatible. > For a first go, I'd try a combination of "wc -l" and "head". (don't have a BSD box up at the moment to check other utils) HTH Michael > Thanks > > Ede > > --=20 Michael Schuster http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com/ recursion, n: see 'recursion' --000000000000bcbc1f0604499ec5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon= t-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div></div><br><d= iv class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep = 1, 2023 at 12:23=E2=80=AFPM Ede Wolf <<a href=3D"mailto:listac@nebelschw= aden.de">listac@nebelschwaden.de</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg= b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br> <br> =C2=A0From a file/output with an unknown amount of lines, I would like to <= br> filter out, or not display, the last 3 lines. Is there a way to archive <br= > this?<br> <br> For those also using linux, there is a "head -n -3" for this. Tha= t <br> negative number option is not available on FreeBSD, but maybe there is <br> an alterative way of doing this? Preferably /bin/sh compatible.<br></blockq= uote><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial= ,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">For a first go, I'd try a combin= ation of "wc -l" and "head".</div><div class=3D"gmail_d= efault" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">(d= on't have a BSD=C2=A0box up at the moment to check other utils)</div><d= iv class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;= font-size:small"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-famil= y:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">HTH</div><div class=3D"gmail_= default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">M= ichael</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helveti= ca,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" = style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);pa= dding-left:1ex"> <br> Thanks<br> <br> Ede<br> <br> </blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_si= gnature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><d= iv dir=3D"ltr"><div>Michael Schuster<br><a href=3D"http://recursiverambling= s.wordpress.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://recursiveramblings.wordpress.com= /</a><br></div><div>recursion, n: see 'recursion'<br></div></div></= div></div> --000000000000bcbc1f0604499ec5--
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