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## Options
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* `-f`, `--follow`: Output data as it is written to the file
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-* `-n number`, `--lines number`: Print the specified number of lines
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+* `-n [+]NUM`, `--lines [+]NUM`: output the last NUM lines, instead of the last 10; or use -n +NUM to output starting with line NUM
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+* `-c [+]NUM`, `--bytes [+]NUM`: output the last NUM bytes; or use -n +NUM to output starting with byte NUM
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## Arguments
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@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ $ tail README.md
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Print the last 42 lines of todo.txt:
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```sh
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-$ tail -n42 todo.txt
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+$ tail -n 42 todo.txt
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```
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Print the last lines as they are written to logs.log:
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@@ -38,6 +39,16 @@ Print the last lines as they are written to logs.log:
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$ tail -f logs.log
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```
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+Print everything but the first line of foobar.csv
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+```sh
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+$ tail -n +2 foobar.csv
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+```
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+
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+Print the last 1337 bytes of leet.txt
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+```sh
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+$ tail -c 1337 leet.txt
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+```
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+
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## See also
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* [`head`(1)](help://man/1/head)
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