TAIL(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual TAIL(1) NAME tail - deliver the last part of a file SYNOPSIS tail +_number[l_b_c_][r_f_] [ file ] DESCRIPTION _T_a_i_l copies the named file to the standard output beginning at a designated place. If no file is named, the standard input is used. Copying begins at distance +_n_u_m_b_e_r from the beginning, or -_n_u_m_b_e_r from the end of the input. _N_u_m_b_e_r is counted in units of lines, blocks or characters, according to the appended option l, b or c. When no units are specified, counting is by lines. Specifying r causes tail to print lines from the end of the file in reverse order. The default for r is to print the entire file this way. Specifying f causes _t_a_i_l to not quit at end of file, but rather wait and try to read repeatedly in hopes that the file will grow. SEE ALSO dd(1) BUGS Tails relative to the end of the file are treasured up in a buffer, and thus are limited in length. Various kinds of anomalous behavior may happen with charac- ter special files. Printed 11/26/99 March 6, 1986 1