tail

Display the last part of a file.

See also: head.

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• Show last 'count' lines in file:

tail --lines {count} {path/to/file}

• Print a file from a specific line number:

tail --lines +{count} {path/to/file}

• Print a specific count of bytes from the end of a given file:

tail --bytes {count} {path/to/file}

• Print the last lines of a given file and keep reading file until Ctrl + C:

tail --follow {path/to/file}

• Keep reading file until Ctrl + C, even if the file is inaccessible:

tail --retry --follow {path/to/file}

• Show last 'num' lines in 'file' and refresh every 'n' seconds:

tail --lines {count} --sleep-interval {seconds} --follow {path/to/file}

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