How to tail multiple files without empty lines?

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As I've noticed, a command such as
tail -n +5 a b
prints its output in a format like this:



==>a<==

contents of a from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)

==>b<==

contents of b from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)


Is there a way (or perhaps another command) to print just the required contents from the specified line onwards? i.e.:



contents of a from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)

contents of b from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)



text-processing tail




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  • from line 5 including the 5th line?
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As I've noticed, a command such as
tail -n +5 a b
prints its output in a format like this:



==>a<==

contents of a from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)

==>b<==

contents of b from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)


Is there a way (or perhaps another command) to print just the required contents from the specified line onwards? i.e.:



contents of a from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)

contents of b from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)



text-processing tail




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  • from line 5 including the 5th line?
    – RomanPerekhrest
    Nov 5 '17 at 16:11













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As I've noticed, a command such as
tail -n +5 a b
prints its output in a format like this:



==>a<==

contents of a from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)

==>b<==

contents of b from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)


Is there a way (or perhaps another command) to print just the required contents from the specified line onwards? i.e.:



contents of a from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)

contents of b from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)



text-processing tail




share|improve this question














As I've noticed, a command such as
tail -n +5 a b
prints its output in a format like this:



==>a<==

contents of a from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)

==>b<==

contents of b from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)


Is there a way (or perhaps another command) to print just the required contents from the specified line onwards? i.e.:



contents of a from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)

contents of b from line 5 to $EOF (including line 5)




text-processing tail





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  • from line 5 including the 5th line?
    – RomanPerekhrest
    Nov 5 '17 at 16:11

















  • from line 5 including the 5th line?
    – RomanPerekhrest
    Nov 5 '17 at 16:11
















from line 5 including the 5th line?
– RomanPerekhrest
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from line 5 including the 5th line?
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Use the quiet option:



tail -q -n +5 a b





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    The file information is written to stderr, the real data is written to stdout (as both should be). So even if there was no -q option you could throw it away with



    tail ... 2>/dev/null


    And if you redirect the tail output then the file information will not be redirected anyway:



    tail ... >output





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      Use the quiet option:



      tail -q -n +5 a b





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        Use the quiet option:



        tail -q -n +5 a b





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          tail -q -n +5 a b





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              The file information is written to stderr, the real data is written to stdout (as both should be). So even if there was no -q option you could throw it away with



              tail ... 2>/dev/null


              And if you redirect the tail output then the file information will not be redirected anyway:



              tail ... >output





              share|improve this answer
























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                down vote













                The file information is written to stderr, the real data is written to stdout (as both should be). So even if there was no -q option you could throw it away with



                tail ... 2>/dev/null


                And if you redirect the tail output then the file information will not be redirected anyway:



                tail ... >output





                share|improve this answer






















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                  The file information is written to stderr, the real data is written to stdout (as both should be). So even if there was no -q option you could throw it away with



                  tail ... 2>/dev/null


                  And if you redirect the tail output then the file information will not be redirected anyway:



                  tail ... >output





                  share|improve this answer












                  The file information is written to stderr, the real data is written to stdout (as both should be). So even if there was no -q option you could throw it away with



                  tail ... 2>/dev/null


                  And if you redirect the tail output then the file information will not be redirected anyway:



                  tail ... >output






                  share|improve this answer












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