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.TH TAIL 1 
.SH NAME
tail \- deliver the last part of a file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B tail
.if t [ \(+-number[\fBlbc\fR] ]
.if n +\b_number[lbc\b\b\b___]
[ file ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Tail
copies the named file to the standard output beginning
at a designated place.
If no file is named, the standard input is used.
.PP
Copying begins at distance
.I +number
from the beginning, or
.I \-number
from the end of the input.
.I Number
is counted in units of lines, blocks or characters,
according to the appended option
.B l,
.B b
or
.B c.
When no units are specified, counting is by lines.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
dd(1)
.SH BUGS
Tails relative to the end of the file
are treasured up in a buffer, and thus 
are limited in length.
Various kinds of anomalous behavior may happen
with character special files.
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4b93b02c KT	1	.TH TAIL 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	tail \- deliver the last part of a file
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B tail
	6	.if t [ \(+-number[\fBlbc\fR] ]
	7	.if n +\b_number[lbc\b\b\b___]
	8	[ file ]
	9	.SH DESCRIPTION
	10	.I Tail
	11	copies the named file to the standard output beginning
	12	at a designated place.
	13	If no file is named, the standard input is used.
	14	.PP
	15	Copying begins at distance
	16	.I +number
	17	from the beginning, or
	18	.I \-number
	19	from the end of the input.
	20	.I Number
	21	is counted in units of lines, blocks or characters,
	22	according to the appended option
	23	.B l,
	24	.B b
	25	or
	26	.B c.
	27	When no units are specified, counting is by lines.
	28	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	29	dd(1)
	30	.SH BUGS
	31	Tails relative to the end of the file
	32	are treasured up in a buffer, and thus
	33	are limited in length.
	34	Various kinds of anomalous behavior may happen
	35	with character special files.