How Do I Copy the Last N Line in Linux?
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How do I get the last n lines of a file in Linux?

head -15 /etc/passwd

To look at the last few lines of a file, use the tail command. tail works the same way as head: type tail and the filename to see the last 10 lines of that file, or type tail -number filename to see the last number lines of the file.

How do I copy the last 10 lines in Linux?

1. counting the number of lines in the file, using `cat f. txt | wc -l` and then using head and tail in a pipeline to print out the last 81424 lines of the file (lines #totallines-81424-1 to #totallines).

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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