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+# tail
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+> Display the last part of a file
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+- show last 'num' lines in file
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+`tail -n {{num}} {{file}}`
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+- show last 'num' bytes in file
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+`tail -c {{num}} {{file}}`
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+- keep reading file until ctrl-c
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+`tail -f {{file}}`