Output first part of files

Display file contents

View file contents interactively

Output last part of files

filesystem

text

tail

tail is used to output the last part of files. It outputs the last part of the files.

Show last 10 lines

tail file.log

Follow log in real-time

tail -f file.log

Create new empty files or update existing file timestamps.

List files and directories in the current or specified directory with various formatting options.

Copy files and directories from one location to another.