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# tail
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> Display the last part of a file.
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> See also: `head`.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/tail-invocation.html>.
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- Show last 'count' lines in file:
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`tail {{[-n|--lines]}} {{count}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Print a file from a specific line number:
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`tail {{[-n|--lines]}} +{{count}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Print a specific count of bytes from the end of a given file:
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`tail {{[-c|--bytes]}} {{count}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Print the last lines of a given file and keep reading it until `<Ctrl c>`:
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`tail {{[-f|--follow]}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Keep reading file until `<Ctrl c>`, even if the file is inaccessible:
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`tail {{[-F|--retry --follow]}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Show last 'num' lines in 'file' and refresh every 'n' seconds:
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`tail {{[-n|--lines]}} {{count}} {{[-s|--sleep-interval]}} {{seconds}} {{[-f|--follow]}} {{path/to/file}}`
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