TAIL Commands Cheat Sheet

Here is a cli commands cheat sheet for TAIL command, you can use this as a quick reminder for basic commands with a brief description for each of the commands.

What is TAIL command?

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        # To show the last 10 lines of :
tail 

# To show the last  lines of :
tail -n  

# To show the last lines of  starting with :
tail -n + 

# To show the last  bytes of :
tail -c  

# To show the last 10 lines of  and to wait for  to grow:
tail -f 
    

Check out the TAIL command documentation .

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