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tail.1: Add an example for +n 1

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Mateusz Piotrowski 2023-11-28 17:52:11 +01:00
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@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ arguments may also be specified with size suffixes supported by
.Sh EXIT STATUS
.Ex -std
.Sh EXAMPLES
To display the last 500 lines of the file
Display the last 500 lines of the file
.Ar foo :
.Pp
.Dl $ tail -n 500 foo
@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ Keep
open, displaying to the standard output anything appended to the file:
.Pp
.Dl $ tail -F /var/log/messages
.Pp
Read
.Pa /var/log/messages
from the beginning and then follow the file as usual:
.Pp
.Dl $ tail -F -n +1 /var/log/messages
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr cat 1 ,
.Xr head 1 ,