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TAIL USER COMMANDS TAIL
NAME
tail - display the last part of a file
SYNOPSIS
tail +|-number [ filename ...]
DESCRIPTION
tail copies filename to the standard output beginning at a
designated place. If no file is named, the standard input
is used.
OPTIONS
+number
Begin copying at number lines from the beginning of the
file. If number is not specified, the value 10 is used.
-number
Begin copying at number lines from the end of the file.
If number is not specified, the value 10 is used.
SEE ALSO
head
BUGS
Data for a tail relative to the end of the file is stored in
a buffer, and thus is limited to available memory.