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tail -- Display end of file (EXTERNAL) [v1.0]
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Written by Jeff Ding
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syntax: tail <pathname> [-l<number>] [-w<number>] [-d<ascii number>]
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ex: tail long.file
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tail read.me -l10
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> & ; tail wide.file -w132
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'Tail' displays the ending of a file without having to wait for the
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beginning part to scroll by on the screen. This command is useful for
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quickly displaying the ending of any file that is very long. Wildcards
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are supported.
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Options are as follows:
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-l: number of lines to print. This defaults to 5 lines. You can
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specify 'tail' to print any number of lines from 1 to 255 off
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the end of a file. A 0 value has the same effect as not using
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the option.
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-w: wrap margin. Use this option to force the number of lines to
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increment at either a specific margin or a space within 9 characters
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of the margin. This option is good for files that use a carriage
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return to specify paragraphs instead of lines. Allowed values are
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0 through 255. A 0 value has the same effect as not using the
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option. The default wrap margin is set to 79.
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-d: delimiter for end of line. Enter the ascii value of the character
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after the -d.
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(see also: hdr)
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