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(shot 1) \ (shot 1) \
(sql 1) \ (sql 1) \
(strace 1) \ (strace 1) \
(tail 1) \
(tr 1) \ (tr 1) \
(traceroute 1) \ (traceroute 1) \
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## Name ## Name
tail tail - Print the end of a file
## Synopsis ## Synopsis
```sh ```**sh
$ tail [--follow] [--lines number] <file> $ tail [-f] [-n number] [file]
``` ```
## Description ## Description
Print the end ('tail') of a file. `tail` prints the specified `number` (10 by default) of lines at the end of `file`.
## Options: ## Options
* `-f`, `--follow`: Output data as it is written to the file * `-f`, `--follow`: Output data as it is written to the file
* `-n number`, `--lines number`: Fetch the specified number of lines * `-n number`, `--lines number`: Print the specified number of lines
## Arguments: ## Arguments
* `file`: File path * `file`: Target file. If unspecified or `-`, defaults to the standard input.
<!-- Auto-generated through ArgsParser --> ## Examples
Print the last 10 lines of README.md:
```sh
$ tail README.md
```
Print the last 42 lines of todo.txt:
```sh
$ tail -n42 todo.txt
```
Print the last lines as they are written to logs.log:
```sh
$ tail -f logs.log
```
## See also
* [`head`(1)](help://man/1/head)
* [`cat`(1)](help://man/1/cat)