TAIL(1) General Commands Manual TAIL(1) (NAME) tail - FILE . FILE . FILE FILE - . . (SYNOPSIS) tail [OPTION]... [FILE]... (DESCRIPTION) FILE . FILE . FILE FILE - . . (OPTIONS) -c, --bytes -f, --follow : o descriptor o name -n, --lines --pid -f (PID) -q, --quiet -s, --sleep-interval -f --max-unchanged-stats FILE N ( ) ( ) ( --use-polling) --follow=name -v, --verbose -z, --zero-terminated NUL --use-polling 'inotify' (polling) --retry -F --follow=name --retry --debug --follow -h, --help -V, --version [files] (VERSION) v(uutils coreutils) 0.11.0 2026-09-01 TAIL(1)