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