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== NAME == | == NAME == | ||
tail - deliver the last part of a file | |||
== SYNOPSIS == | == SYNOPSIS == | ||
tail + '''n'''umber[lbc___] [ file ] | |||
== DESCRIPTION == | == 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 == | == SEE ALSO == | ||
[[32v 1m dd|dd(1)]] | |||
== BUGS == | == 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. | |||
[[Category:32v man section 1]] | [[Category:32v man section 1]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:13, 29 October 2009
TAIL(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual TAIL(1)
NAME
tail - deliver the last part of a file
SYNOPSIS
tail + number[lbc___] [ 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
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.
