tail
Display the last part of a file.
See also: head
.
More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tail.
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Show last 'count' lines in file:
tail --lines {{count}} {{path/to/file}}
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Print a file from a specific line number:
tail --lines +{{count}} {{path/to/file}}
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Print a specific count of bytes from the end of a given file:
tail --bytes {{count}} {{path/to/file}}
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Print the last lines of a given file and keep reading file until
Ctrl + C
:
tail --follow {{path/to/file}}
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Keep reading file until
Ctrl + C
, even if the file is inaccessible:
tail --retry --follow {{path/to/file}}
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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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