tldr/pages/common/tail.md

tail

Display the last part of a file.

• Show last 'num' lines in file:

tail -n {{num}} {{file}}

• Show all file since line 'num':

tail -n +{{num}} {{file}}

• Show last 'num' bytes in file:

tail -c {{num}} {{file}}

• Keep reading file until Ctrl + C:

tail -f {{file}}