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