.\" SCCSID: @(#)tail.1	2.5	8/18/87.TH tail 1 .SH Nametail \- print lines from file.SH Syntax.B tail[ \(+-[\fInumber\fP][\fBlbcr\fR] ][ \fIfile\fP ].PP.B tail[ \(+-[\fInumber\fP][\fBlbcf\fR] ][ \fIfile\fP ].SH Description.NXR "tail command".NXR "file" "copying portions"The.PN tailcommand copies the named file to the standard output beginningat a designated place.If no file is named, the standard input is used..PPCopying begins at distance.I +numberfrom the beginning, or.I \-numberfrom the end of the input.The.I numberis counted in units of lines, blocks or characters,according to the appended option.B l,.B bor.B c.When no units are specified, counting is by lines..PPSpecifying.B rcauses .PN tailto print lines from the end of the file in reverse order.The default for.B ris to print the entire file this way.Specifying.B fcauses.PN tailnot to quit at end of .I file , but rather to reread the file repeatedly..SH RestrictionsThe results of the .PN tail command are unpredictablewith character special files..SH See Alsodd(1)