tail

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What it does

Output the last part of files.

Syntax

tail [-n líneas] [-f] [archivo...]

Options and parameters

• -n N

  Last N lines

• -f

  Output appended data as the file grows.

  tail -f /var/log/syslog
• -c N

  Last N bytes

• -n

  Output the specified last lines; defaults to 10.

  tail -n 50 archivo.log
• -F

  Same as -f, but follow by filename and retry if rotated.

• -c

  Output the specified last bytes.

Usage examples

• tail archivo.txt
• tail -n 50 log.txt
• tail -f /var/log/syslog
• tail -f app.log
• tail -n 50 archivo.log

Related commands

• awk
• cat
• cut
• diff
• grep
• head