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Name
tail - Print the end of a file
Synopsis
$ tail [-f] [-n number] [file]
Description
tail prints the specified number (10 by default) of lines at the end of file.
Options
-f,--follow: Output data as it is written to the file-n number,--lines number: Print the specified number of lines
Arguments
file: Target file. If unspecified or-, defaults to the standard input.
Examples
Print the last 10 lines of README.md:
$ tail README.md
Print the last 42 lines of todo.txt:
$ tail -n42 todo.txt
Print the last lines as they are written to logs.log:
$ tail -f logs.log
See also
head(1)cat(1)