What is the equivalent of UNIX "tail" command in MS-DOS?

[k***@yahoo.com]

Hello,

I wanted to know what is the equivalent of the command "tail +10
oldfile > newfile" of UNIX in MS-DOS (start at line 10 of old file and
create a newfile).

Could someone help me?

Thank you.

[Timo Salmi]

Post by k***@yahoo.com
I wanted to know what is the equivalent of the command "tail +10

You did not specify your OS, but judging from your headers it probably
is XP, which would make alt.msdos.batch.nt the appropriate newsgroup.
The current one is rather for MS-DOS+Win../95/98/Me batches.

Anyway, for XP see e.g.
69) How do I get the first, or the last, 400 lines of a file?
193214 Feb 16 2007 ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/link/tscmd.zip
tscmd.zip Useful NT/2000/XP script tricks and tips, T.Salmi

All the best, Timo

[Sjouke Burry]

Post by k***@yahoo.com
Hello,
I wanted to know what is the equivalent of the command "tail +10
oldfile > newfile" of UNIX in MS-DOS (start at line 10 of old file and
create a newfile).
Could someone help me?
Thank you.

Google for unixtools for dos and you can
find head and tail for dos.
they work just like they do in unix.

One possible link:
http://home.att.net/~short.stop/freesoft/unix.htm

[k***@yahoo.com]

Post by Sjouke Burry

Post by k***@yahoo.com
Hello,
I wanted to know what is the equivalent of the command "tail +10
oldfile > newfile" of UNIX in MS-DOS (start at line 10 of old file and
create a newfile).
Could someone help me?
Thank you.

Google for unixtools for dos and you can
find head and tail for dos.
they work just like they do in unix.
One possible link:http://home.att.net/~short.stop/freesoft/unix.htm

Thank you for your help. :-)

[foxidrive]

Post by k***@yahoo.com
I wanted to know what is the equivalent of the command "tail +10
oldfile > newfile" of UNIX in MS-DOS (start at line 10 of old file and
create a newfile).

For XP/W2K etc:

@echo off
setlocal EnableExtensions
more +10 %1 > %2

[Matthias Tacke]

Post by foxidrive

Post by k***@yahoo.com
I wanted to know what is the equivalent of the command "tail +10
oldfile > newfile" of UNIX in MS-DOS (start at line 10 of old file and
create a newfile).

@echo off
setlocal EnableExtensions
more +10 %1 > %2

To be exact,
AFAIK "more +10" displays from the 11th line (it is an offset),
while "Tail +10" displays from the 10th line.

[k***@yahoo.com]

Post by foxidrive

Post by k***@yahoo.com
I wanted to know what is the equivalent of the command "tail +10
oldfile > newfile" of UNIX in MS-DOS (start at line 10 of old file and
create a newfile).

@echo off
setlocal EnableExtensions
more +10 %1 > %2

Hello Foxidrive,
your commands work but it does not run all the way for some reason. I
will try it again.

Thank you.

[Ted Davis]

Post by k***@yahoo.com
Hello,
I wanted to know what is the equivalent of the command "tail +10
oldfile > newfile" of UNIX in MS-DOS (start at line 10 of old file and
create a newfile).
Could someone help me?
Thank you.

I use tail - one of the CoreUtils for Win32 from
<http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/coreutils.htm>

If you like tail, you might also like some of the other *ix utilities
available: <http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages.html>.