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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://manned.org/man/freebsd-13.0/tail.1>.
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- Show last 'count' lines in file:
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`tail -n {{8}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Print a file from a specific line number:
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`tail -n +{{8}} {{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 {{8}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Print the last lines of a given file and keep reading file until `Ctrl + C`:
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`tail -f {{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 {{path/to/file}}`
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- Show last 'count' lines in 'file' and refresh every 'seconds' seconds:
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`tail -n {{8}} -s {{10}} -f {{path/to/file}}`
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