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NAME

6       tail - deliver the last part of a file
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SYNOPSIS

9       tail +_number[l_b_c_] [ file ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Tail copies the named file to the standard output beginning at a desig‐
13       nated place.  If no file is named, the standard input is used.
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15       Copying begins at distance +number from the beginning, or -number  from
16       the  end  of the input.  Number is counted in units of lines, blocks or
17       characters, according to the appended option l, b or c.  When no  units
18       are specified, counting is by lines.
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SEE ALSO

21       dd(1)
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BUGS

24       Tails relative to the end of the file are treasured up in a buffer, and
25       thus are limited in length.  Various kinds of  anomalous  behavior  may
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