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type-tail
type-tail
To view a specified number of lines of the end of a log file, to view the end of the file continuously as
new lines are added to the file, to start at a particular line in the file, or to include or exclude specific
lines in the file, use the type-tail command in EXEC mode.
type-tail filename [line | follow | | {begin LINE | exclude LINE | include LINE}]
Syntax Description
Defaults Last ten lines are shown.
Command Modes EXEC
Device Modes application-accelerator
central-manager
Usage Guidelines This EXEC command allows you to monitor a log file by letting you view the end of the file. You can
specify the number of lines at the end of the file that you want to view, or you can follow the last line of
the file as it continues to log new information. To stop the last line from continuously scrolling as with
the follow option, use the key sequence Ctrl-C.
You can further indicate the type of information to display using the output modifiers. These allow you
to include or exclude specific lines or to indicate where to begin displaying the file.
filename File to be examined.
line (Optional) Number of lines from the end of the file to be displayed (1–65535).
follow (Optional) Displays the end of the file continuously as new lines are added to the file.
| (Optional) Displays contents of the file according to the begin, exclude, and include
output modifiers.
begin Identifies the line at which to begin file display.
LINE Regular expression to match in the file where you want to begin display, or that is to
be included or excluded from display.
exclude Indicates lines that are to be excluded from the file display.
include Indicates lines that are to be included in the file display.