Head -n argument position matters

[Edward Avis]

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% head -1 foo
This is the first line of foo.
% head foo -1
head: invalid option -- 1
Try `head --help' for more information.
% head --version
head (textutils) 2.0.21
Written by David MacKenzie.

Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


Also observed with 2.0.10; tail does similar things.  Is this a bug?

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Ed Avis <address@hidden>
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