tail
Display the last part of a file.
See also: head.
More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tail.
- 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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