Bug 2398008 - tail -n is broken for regular files
Summary: tail -n is broken for regular files
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: coreutils
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Linux
unspecified
urgent
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Lukáš Zaoral
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
URL: https://github.com/coreutils/coreutil...
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2025-09-24 21:45 UTC by Pádraig Brady
Modified: 2025-09-25 20:14 UTC (History)
10 users (show)

Fixed In Version: coreutils-9.8-2.fc44
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Last Closed: 2025-09-25 20:14:20 UTC
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Description Pádraig Brady 2025-09-24 21:45:25 UTC 
Brown paper bag bug. URL references the fix

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
See the test in the URL
Comment 1 Pádraig Brady 2025-09-24 21:48:35 UTC 
Did the bug tool drop the URL.
Anyway the fix/test is at https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils/commit/914972e80.patch
This issue only applies to the just updated v9.8
Comment 2 Lukáš Zaoral 2025-09-25 08:26:22 UTC 
Thanks for the heads up, Pádraig!
Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2025-09-25 09:13:00 UTC 
FEDORA-2025-e5c8cf93ed (coreutils-9.8-2.fc44) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-e5c8cf93ed
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2025-09-25 20:14:20 UTC 
FEDORA-2025-e5c8cf93ed (coreutils-9.8-2.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
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