Linux tail Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use tail commmand in Linux. tail command is tail - output the last part of files

What is Linux tail Command?  

In this tutorial we learn how to use tail command in Linux. tail command is tail - output the last part of files

tail Syntax  

       tail [OPTION]... [FILE]...

tail Examples  

tail Command Manual / Help  

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of tail command.

tail command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for tail command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man tail

To open info page for tail command we can use command below.

info tail

To open help page from tail command we can run command below.

tail --help

Linux tail Command Source Code  

You can find tail command source code from the folowing repositories:

Related Linux Commands  

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary  

In this tutorial we learn how to use tail in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.