tail—displays the tail end of a file
tail +[–number [ lbc ] [ f ] [ filename ]
tail +[–number [ l ] [ rf ] [ filename ]
When a plus sign precedes the number, tail displays blocks, characters, or lines counting from the beginning of the file. If a hyphen precedes the number, tail counts from the end of the file.
Example A.55.
1 tail +50 filex
2 tail -20 filex
3 tail filex
EXPLANATION
Displays contents of filex starting at line 50. Displays the last 20 lines of filex. Displays the last 10 lines of filex.
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