Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
OL-16599-01
Chapter 1 Basic System Commands
tail
tail
To display the last lines of a file, use the tail command.
tail [filesystem: [//server/]] [directory] filename [lines]
Syntax Description
Note There can be no spaces in the filesystem://server/directory/filename string. Individual elements of this
string are separated by colons (:) and slashes (/).
Command Default Displays the last 10 lines.
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History
Examples This example shows how to display the last 10 lines of a file:
switch# tail bootflash:startup.cfg
This example shows how to display the last 20 lines of a file:
switch# tail bootflash:startup.cfg 20
Related Commands
filesystem: (Optional) Name of the file system. Valid values are bootflash, modflash,
or volatile.
//server/ (Optional) Name of the server. Valid values are ///, //module-1/, //sup-1/,
//sup-active/, or //sup-local/. The double slash (//) is required.
directory (Optional) Name of a directory. The directory name is case sensitive.
filename Name of the file to display. The filename is case sensitive.
lines (Optional) Number of lines to display. The range is from 0 to 80.
Release Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a) This command was introduced.
Command Description
cd Changes the current working directory.
copy Copies files.
dir Displays the directory contents.
pwd Displays the name of the current working directory.