tldr/pages/common/tail.md

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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}}