Re: [PATCH] tests: cp/sparse-fiemap: use "seq 99q" in place of "head -99"

[Bernhard Voelker]

On 06/21/2011 11:02 AM, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Bernhard Voelker wrote:
> > There was still an obsolete use of "head -[1-9]" in tests.
> > The following patch replaces it.
>
> Thanks, but actually no change is required there, since when running the
> tests, we're guaranteed to be using coreutils' own version of "head".
> By contrast, the just-fixed use in init.sh had no such protection, since
> init.sh is used in other projects.
>
> However, if you'd like to adjust your patch to make the test
> use head -n99 instead (more readable than sed 99q and more future-proof
> than "head -99", in case we stop supporting head -N), I'll apply it.

Thanks. The new patch is attached.

Have a nice day,
Berny

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