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tail

To display the last lines (tail end) of a specified file, use the tail command in EXEC mode.

Syntax Description

number-of-lines

Displays the last 10 lines.

Command Modes

Command History

Usage Guidelines

You need two separate CLI terminals to use this command. In one terminal, execute the run-script or any

other desired command. In the other, issue the tail command for the mylog file. On the second terminal

session, you will see the last lines of the mylog file (as it grows) that is being saved in response to the

command issued in the first terminal.

If you specify a long file and would like to exit in the middle, enter Ctrl-c to exit this command.

The following example displays the last lines (tail end) of a specified file.

switch# run-script slot0:test mylog

In another terminal, issue the tail command for the mylog file.

switch# tail mylog

config terminal

In the second CLI terminal, you see the last lines of the mylog file (as it grows) that is being saved in

response to the command issued in the first terminal.

OL-18089-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x

tail filename [number-of-lines]

The name of the file for which you want to view the last lines.

(Optional) The number of lines you want to view. The range is 0 to 80 lines.

Modification

This command was introduced.

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