tldr/pages/common/tail.md

# tail

> Display the last part of a file.

- Show last 'num' lines in file:

`tail -n {{num}} {{file}}`

- Show all file since line 'num':

`tail -n +{{num}} {{file}}`

- Show last 'num' bytes in file:

`tail -c {{num}} {{file}}`

- Keep reading file until `Ctrl + C`:

`tail -f {{file}}`
Add tail.md 2014-02-22 16:49:40 -05:00			`# tail`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`> Display the last part of a file.`
Add tail.md 2014-02-22 16:49:40 -05:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Show last 'num' lines in file:`
Add tail.md 2014-02-22 16:49:40 -05:00
			`tail -n {{num}} {{file}}`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Show all file since line 'num':`
Improved tail.md 2014-03-19 12:49:24 +01:00
			`tail -n +{{num}} {{file}}`

Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Show last 'num' bytes in file:`
Add tail.md 2014-02-22 16:49:40 -05:00
			`tail -c {{num}} {{file}}`

change all keyboard shortcuts to have spaces around the + sign (#1356) 2017-04-28 23:34:51 +01:00			- Keep reading file until `Ctrl + C`:
Add tail.md 2014-02-22 16:49:40 -05:00
			`tail -f {{file}}`