# tail command

The tail command displays a specified number of trailing
lines for each of the items in a specified item-list (that is, the
bottom-most lines contained in an item).

## Syntax

```
tail filename{item.list} {(options}
```

## Parameter(s)

| filename | Specifies the file that contains the item-list from which to display the specified number of trailing lines. |
| --- | --- |
| item.list | Specifies the item-list from which to display the specified number of trailing lines. The item-list can be specified explicitly, with an asterisk, or by referencing an active list |
| options | The following options are supported: |
| i | Displays the Item-IDs in the output. |
| s | Suppresses line numbers from the output. |
| n | Number of trailing lines (where n is the number of lines) from each Item-ID in the item-list to display. If no number is specified, the default is controlled by the currently specified term-type. Note that the number of lines returned will actually be the specified number plus 1. |

## Example(s)

The example below illustrates
outputting 5 trailing lines (plus 1) for each of the 3 items contained
in the item-list (in this case, hot-backup, network-setup, and nt_pinfo). Since
the i option is specified, the Item-ID is included
in the output.

```
tail dm,bp, hot-backup network-setup nt_pinfo (i5

hot-backup
668 *
669 * -----------------------------------------------------------------
670 * Include common subroutines
671 include dm,bp,includes hot-backup.sub
672 *
673 * End

network-setup
481 crt " Options:"
482 crt " Q : Quiet"
483 crt " V : Verbose"
484 stop
485 *
486 end ;* end of network-setup

nt_pinfo
344 end case
345 *
346 return
347 *
348 * [20] End
349 *
```

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Source: https://d3codex.com/tcl/tail-command/ - part of the D3Codex reference.