tail
tail is a Linux command in the File Operations category, rated beginner difficulty. Displays the last lines of a file. Useful for monitoring log files. The syntax is tail [options] file. Key options and parameters: file — file to read. It returns last N lines of file. A practical example: tail file.txt tail -n 50 file.txt # Show last 50 lines tail -f /var/log/syslog # Follow mode (live updates) tail -n +20 file.txt # Show lines starting from line 20 A close relative is ls, which lists directory contents. One of the most frequently used commands. A close relative is cd, which changes the current working directory. A close relative is pwd, which prints the current working directory path. More about this category: Linux file operation commands — ls, cd, cp, mv, rm, mkdir, touch, and more. Create, delete, copy, and manage files and directories. Related File Operations commands: ls, cd, pwd, mkdir, rmdir, rm, cp, mv.