diff --git a/pages/osx/tail.md b/pages/osx/tail.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..aa118350b --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/osx/tail.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# tail + +> Display the last part of a file. +> See also: `head`. +> More information: . + +- Show last 'count' lines in file: + +`tail -n {{count}} {{path/to/file}}` + +- Print a file from a specific line number: + +`tail -n +{{count}} {{path/to/file}}` + +- Print a specific count of bytes from the end of a given file: + +`tail -c {{count}} {{path/to/file}}` + +- Print the last lines of a given file and keep reading file until `Ctrl + C`: + +`tail -f {{path/to/file}}` + +- Keep reading file until `Ctrl + C`, even if the file is inaccessible: + +`tail -F {{path/to/file}}` + +- Show last 'count' lines in 'file' and refresh every 'seconds' seconds: + +`tail -n {{count}} -s {{seconds}} -f {{path/to/file}}`