The tail Command:

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tail Command in Linux:

The tail command prints the last lines (10 lines by default) of one or more files. The syntax for the tail command is as follows:

Syntax:

• In its simplest form, when used without any option, the tail command displays the last ten lines.

  Example:
  
$ tail file1.txt




• Use the -n option followed by an integer specifying the number of lines to be shown:

  Syntax:
  
$ tail -n <NUMBER> filename.txt

  
  Example:
  
$ tail -n 30 file1.txt

  
  

  The same can be written as:

  
$ tail -30 file1.txt




• The -c option allows printing a specific number of bytes:

  Syntax:
  
$ tail -c <NUMBER> filename.txt

  
  Example:
  
$ tail -c 100 file1.txt




• If multiple files are provided as input to the tail command, it will display the last ten lines from each provided file.

  Example:
  
$ tail filename1.txt filename2.txt


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