TAIL(1) TAIL(1)
NAME
tail - deliver the last part of a file
SYNOPSIS
tail +_number[l_b_c_] [ file ]
DESCRIPTION
Tail copies the named file to the standard output beginning
at a designated 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, blocks or characters, according to the
appended option l, b or c. When no units are specified,
counting is by lines.
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.