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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://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tail>.
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-- Show last 'num' lines in file:
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+- Show last 'count' lines in file:
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-`tail -n {{num}} {{file}}`
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+`tail --lines {{count}} {{path/to/file}}`
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-- Show all file since line 'num':
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+- Print a file from a specific line number:
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-`tail -n +{{num}} {{file}}`
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+`tail --lines +{{count}} {{path/to/file}}`
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-- Show last 'num' bytes in file:
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+- Print a specific count of bytes from the end of a given file:
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-`tail -c {{num}} {{file}}`
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+`tail --bytes {{count}} {{path/to/file}}`
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-- Keep reading file until `Ctrl + C`:
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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 {{file}}`
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+`tail --follow {{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 {{file}}`
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+`tail --retry --follow {{path/to/file}}`
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- Show last 'num' lines in 'file' and refresh every 'n' seconds:
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-`tail -n {{num}} -s {{n}} -f {{file}}`
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+`tail --lines {{count}} --sleep-interval {{seconds}} --follow {{path/to/file}}`
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