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tail
The tail command displays the bottom part of text data. By default, the last ten lines are displayed. Use the -n option to display a different number of lines:
[student@localhost ~]$ cal 1999 | tail -n 9 October November December Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 ‘
Important options include the following:
Option | Description |
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-f | Display the bottom part of a file and follow changes means to continue to display any changes made to the file. |
-n +x | Display from line number x to the end of the file. |