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	1 .Dd October 8, 2015
	2 .Dt TAIL 1
	3 .Os sbase
	4 .Sh NAME
	5 .Nm tail
	6 .Nd display final lines of files
	7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
	8 .Nm
	9 .Op Fl f
	10 .Op Fl c Ar num \| Fl m Ar num \| Fl n Ar num \| Fl Ns Ar num
	11 .Op Ar file ...
	12 .Sh DESCRIPTION
	13 .Nm
	14 writes the last 10 lines of each
	15 .Ar file
	16 to stdout.
	17 If no
	18 .Ar file
	19 is given,
	20 .Nm
	21 reads from stdin.
	22 .Sh OPTIONS
	23 .Bl -tag -width Ds
	24 .It Fl c Ar num \| Fl m Ar num \| Fl n Ar num \| Fl Ns Ar num
	25 Display final
	26 .Ar num
	27 bytes \| characters \| lines \| lines.
	28 If
	29 .Ar num
	30 begins with '+'
	31 it is an offset from the beginning of each
	32 .Ar file .
	33 If
	34 .Ar num
	35 begins with '-' it is as if no sign was given.
	36 The default is 10 lines.
	37 .It Fl f
	38 If one
	39 .Ar file
	40 is specified, append lines to output as
	41 .Ar file
	42 grows.
	43 .El
	44 .Sh SEE ALSO
	45 .Xr head 1
	46 .Sh STANDARDS
	47 The
	48 .Nm
	49 utility is compliant with the
	50 .St -p1003.1-2013
	51 specification.
	52 .Pp
	53 The
	54 .Op Fl Ns Ar num
	55 syntax is an extension to that specification.