UNIX® Shells by Example, Third Edition

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.44.

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.