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remove_first_lines

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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Nico Schottelius <nico-linux@schottelius.org>
+# Date: 15-Sep-2004
+# Last Modified: -
+#
+# Removes the first n lines
+
+if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+   echo "$0: "'<lines_to_cut> <file>'
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+CUT_LINES=$1
+FILE=$2
+
+LINES=`cat "$FILE" | wc -l`
+
+TAIL_LINES=`echo "${LINES}-${CUT_LINES}" | bc`
+echo $TAIL_LINES
+
+tail -n "$TAIL_LINES" "$FILE"