.Dd February 9, 2015
.Dt TAIL 1
.Os sbase
.Sh NAME
.Nm tail
.Nd display final lines of files
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl f
.Op Fl c Ar num | Fl n Ar num
.Op Ar file ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
writes the last 10 lines of each
.Ar file
to stdout. If no
.Ar file
is given,
.Nm
reads from stdin.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl c Ar num | Fl n Ar num
Display
.Ar num
last characters | lines. If
.Ar num
begins with '+' it is used as an offset from the beginning of each
.Ar file .
If
.Ar num
begins with '-' it is handled the same as if no sign was given.
.It Fl f
If one
.Ar file
is specified, append lines to output as
.Ar file
grows.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr head 1
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2008
specification.