tail-displays the tail end of a file

tail ”displays the tail end of a file

 tail +[number [ lbc ] [ f ] [ filename ] tail +[number [ l ] [ rf ] [ filename ] 

When a plus sign precedes the number, tail displays blocks, characters , or lines counting from the beginning of the file. If a hyphen precedes the number, tail counts from the end of the file.

Example A.55.

 1   tail +50 filex 2   tail -20 filex 3   tail filex 

EXPLANATION

1. Displays contents of filex starting at line 50.

2. Displays the last 20 lines of filex .

3. Displays the last 10 lines of filex .