"output all but last N lines" command?

From: William Ballard (nospam_40811_at_alltel.net)
Date: 12/18/04

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    Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 20:44:52 -0500
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    You can specify "tail -n+5" to output "all but the first 5 lines".
    But "head" has no such option to output "all but the last N lines."

    I could use "wc" to count the lines first, but that's less efficient
    than a simple adapter that buffers at least N lines before outputing.

    Is there a tool for me? 

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