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# tail
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2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00
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> Display the last part of a file.
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2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00
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- Show last 'num' lines in file:
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`tail -n {{num}} {{file}}`
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2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00
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- Show all file since line 'num':
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2014-03-19 12:49:24 +01:00
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`tail -n +{{num}} {{file}}`
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2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00
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- Show last 'num' bytes in file:
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2014-02-22 22:49:40 +01:00
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`tail -c {{num}} {{file}}`
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2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00
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- Keep reading file until ctrl-c:
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2014-02-22 22:49:40 +01:00
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`tail -f {{file}}`
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