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## Name
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-tail
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+tail - Print the end of a file
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## Synopsis
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-```sh
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-$ tail [--follow] [--lines number] <file>
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+```**sh
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+$ tail [-f] [-n number] [file]
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```
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## Description
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-Print the end ('tail') of a file.
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+`tail` prints the specified `number` (10 by default) of lines at the end of `file`.
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-## Options:
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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`: Fetch the specified number of lines
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+* `-n number`, `--lines number`: Print the specified number of lines
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+
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+## Arguments
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+
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+* `file`: Target file. If unspecified or `-`, defaults to the standard input.
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+
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+## Examples
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+
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+Print the last 10 lines of README.md:
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+```sh
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+$ tail README.md
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+```
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+
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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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+```
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-## Arguments:
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+Print the last lines as they are written to logs.log:
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+```sh
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+$ tail -f logs.log
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+```
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-* `file`: File path
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+## See also
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-<!-- Auto-generated through ArgsParser -->
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+* [`head`(1)](help://man/1/head)
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+* [`cat`(1)](help://man/1/cat)
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