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Run tail

World's simplest linux tool
This online utility outputs the last part of the given data using a custom implementation of the Linux tail command. Our implementation can print any number of characters, words, or lines from the end of the input text and if necessary it can also skip blank lines. Created by Linux experts from team Browserling.
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Tail Output Mode
Print the last N lines of text.
Print the last N words of text.
Print the last N symbols of text.
Blank Lines
If the "Output Lines" option is active, use this checkbox to include (or exclude) empty lines in (or from) the output.

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This JavaScript program runs the Linux tail command in your browser. It's a custom and improved tail version that we created on our own. As it runs in the browser, it's operating system independent but a downside is that it works only with textual data (because browsers can't do binary data). If you're not familiar with the tail command, then it's a very useful program that outputs the end part of any data. By default, the end part is the last 10 lines of the input text. To print the last N lines of the input text, switch to the "Output Lines" mode and enter N (or -N) in the "Line Count" field. The standard Linux tail command displays a specific number of lines or bytes but our tool can also print a specific number of words. Also, instead of bytes, our implementation prints a specific number of full characters. If we were to output bytes, then we'd sometimes cut multibyte symbols in half and the browser wouldn't be able to display them. When printing words and characters, the default number of words and characters to print is also 10. To print the last N words, switch the "Output Words" option on and enter N (or -N) in the "Word Count" field. To print the last N symbols, switch the "Output Symbols" option on and enter N or -N in the "Symbol Count" field. The original tail command can also print lines starting from a specific line position. To activate this feature, use the "+" sign in front of the count value N. For example, to print all lines starting from the 5th line and going till the end of file, enter the value +5 in the "Line Count" option. This trick also works for characters and words. For example, if you enter the number +20 in the "Symbol Count" option, then in the output, you will get all characters starting from the 20th position and going to the last character of the input data. For the default output mode (line printing mode), we have added another useful option called "Displays Blank Lines". With this option, you can quickly exclude empty lines from the output and display only those lines that have non-whitespace characters in them. Tuxabulous!

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Tail Lines (And Skip Empty)
In this example, we run our improved browser version of the tail program and feed it a multi-line list of the most famous paintings in the world. We select the output-line mode and also deactivate the "Displays Blank Lines" option. This way, the program counts only the non-whitespace lines and outputs five strings that contain visible characters.
Mona Lisa The Last Supper The Starry Night The Scream Guernica The Kiss Girl With a Pearl Earring The Birth of Venus Las Meninas Creation of Adam
The Kiss Girl With a Pearl Earring The Birth of Venus Las Meninas Creation of Adam
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Print the last N lines of text.
If the "Output Lines" option is active, use this checkbox to include (or exclude) empty lines in (or from) the output.
Words from a Certain Position
In this example, we print the tailpiece of an Oscar Wilde quote starting from the specified position. We select the mode for printing words and enter the positive value of +5 in the word count field. The "+" sign is a little-known feature of tail and it changes the meaning of the count argument. Without the "+" sign, it would output the last 5 words but with the "+" sign, it outputs all words from the end to the 5th word (at the beginning of the text).
This suspense is terrible. I hope it will last. Oscar Wilde
I hope it will last. Oscar Wilde
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Print the last N words of text.
If the "Output Lines" option is active, use this checkbox to include (or exclude) empty lines in (or from) the output.
Show the Last 26 Symbols
In this example, we demonstrate the new option that we added that outputs a certain number of characters from the end of the input data. The original tail command can output full bytes but here we made it output characters. We enter the value 26 in the character count field and get the last 26 letters in the output.
Coca-Cola was the first soft drink in space.
first soft drink in space.
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Print the last N symbols of text.
If the "Output Lines" option is active, use this checkbox to include (or exclude) empty lines in (or from) the output.
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You can pass input to this tool via ?input query argument and it will automatically compute output. Here's how to type it in your browser's address bar. Click to try!
https://onlinelinuxtools.com/tail?input=Mona%20Lisa%0AThe%20Last%20Supper%0A%0AThe%20Starry%20Night%0AThe%20Scream%0A%0AGuernica%0AThe%20Kiss%0A%0AGirl%20With%20a%20Pearl%20Earring%0AThe%20Birth%20of%20Venus%0A%0ALas%20Meninas%0ACreation%20of%20Adam&print-lines=true&line-count=5&print-empty-lines=false
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