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§ 6.B:  The Tail Command


The tail command writes the last lines of a file to the screen. For example, try:

Unix should respond with something like: If the tail command is given the option -n, then it starts n lines from the bottom of the file. If it is given the option +n, it starts n lines from the top. Try it:
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