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Refactor tail(1) manpage and update README 

It's not finished yet. We still need the c-flag.
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@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ The following tools are implemented ('*' == finished, '#' == UTF-8 support,
=* sponge non-posix none =* sponge non-posix none
strings no -a, -n, -t strings no -a, -n, -t
=* sync non-posix none =* sync non-posix none
= tail no -c, -f = tail no -c
=* tar non-posix none =* tar non-posix none
=* tee yes none =* tee yes none
test yes none test yes none

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.Dd January 30, 2015 .Dd February 9, 2015
.Dt TAIL 1 .Dt TAIL 1
.Os sbase .Os sbase
.Sh NAME .Sh NAME
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.Nd display final lines of files .Nd display final lines of files
.Sh SYNOPSIS .Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm .Nm
.Op Fl n Ar lines .Op Fl f
.Op Ar file .Op Fl n Ar num
.Op Ar file ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION .Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm .Nm
writes the last 10 lines of the file to stdout. If no writes the last 10 lines of each
.Ar file
to stdout. If no
.Ar file .Ar file
is given, is given,
.Nm .Nm
reads from stdin. reads from stdin.
.Sh OPTIONS .Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds .Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl f
If one
.Ar file
is specified, append lines to output as
.Ar file
grows.
.It Fl n Ar lines .It Fl n Ar lines
Outputs the given number of lines. If Display
.Ar lines .Ar num
begins with '+' it is used as an offset from the beginning of the file. lines. If
.Ar num
begins with '+' it is used as an offset from the beginning of each
.Ar file .
.El .El
.Sh SEE ALSO .Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr head 1 .Xr head 1