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Display the last part of a file.

# To show last 'count' lines in file:
tail --lines <count> <path/to/file>

# To print a file from a specific line number:
tail --lines +<count> <path/to/file>

# To print a specific count of bytes from the end of a given file:
tail --bytes <count> <path/to/file>

# To print the last lines of a given file and keep reading file until 'Ctrl + C':
tail --follow <path/to/file>

# To keep reading file until 'Ctrl + C', even if the file is inaccessible:
tail --retry --follow <path/to/file>

# To show last 'num' lines in 'file' and refresh every 'n' seconds:
tail --lines <count> --sleep-interval <seconds> --follow <path/to/file>