term% cat index.txt TAIL(1) General Commands Manual TAIL(1)
NAME
tail - deliver the last part of a file
SYNOPSIS
tail [ ±number[lbc][fr] ] [ file ]
DESCRIPTION
Tail copies the named file to the standard output beginning at a desig‐
nated place. If no file is named, the standard input is used.
Copying begins at distance +number from the beginning, or -number from
the end of the input. Number is counted in units of lines, 1K blocks
or characters, according to the appended option l, b or c. When no
units are specified, counting is by lines.
Option r causes tail to print lines from the end of the file in reverse
order. Option f (follow) causes tail not to stop at the end, and to
watch for further data to appear.
SEE ALSO
dd(1)
BUGS
Tails relative to the end of the file are treasured up in a buffer, and
thus are limited in length.
Various kinds of anomalous behavior may happen with character special
files.
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