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tail -n +3 *.tec > .. then what? by Control2006-07-12 08:43:43
  Two steps: by nix 2006-07-12 08:51:22
You need to redirect the output to a temporary file, then rename the temp file to the original name.

Try something like this (not tested):

for f in *.tec; do tail -n +3 "$f" > tmpfile && mv tmpfile "$f"; done
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    Thanks by Control2006-07-12 08:57:58

 

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