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Software Name: tail for Windows
Official Page: http://www.TriSunSoft.com/tail-for-windows.htm
Direct Download URL: http://www.trisunsoft.com/freeware/tail-for-windows.zip
Size: 25 KB
License: FREE

Key Features
* UNIX/Linux Like tail Command for Windows
* Displays Last Lines of a File
* Trace/Monitor File’s Change
* Intercept a File from Specified Line No.
* 100% FREE Portable Application and Very Easy to Use

Description
tail for Windows is 100% FREE UNIX/Linux like tail DOS Command for Windows. It can be used to display last lines of a file and trace/monitor file’s change. You can also intercept a file from specified line no. into another file by using the redirection symbol (> or >>).

tail for Windows is portable software, do NOT need to install.

It is very easy to use, just extract tail.exe from the downloaded package (tail-for-windows.zip) and put it into c:\windows\system32 (c: = system drive, this path is recommended due to you can use tail DOS command without path setting).

It supports most options compare with UNIX/Linux tail command, so for UNIX/Linux skills, there is no more words to say. And there is a manual (manual.html) in the downloaded package, just read it to know all supported options.

For the average Windows PC users, we give the following guides:

* After put tail.exe into c:\windows\system32 (c: = system drive), just press <Win + R>, type cmd, and then press <Enter> to open DOS command window.

* Now, you can use tail command.

* Common usage

tail -f filename traces/monitors file’s change.
tail -n filename displays the last n lines of the file.
tail +n filename displays the file tail beginning with nth line.

All above commands can generate a new file by using the redirection symbol (> or >>). > override mode, >> appending mode. E.g. tail -100 “f:\new product\test.log” > h:\test.tail.100.log will intercept the last 100 lines from “f:\new product\test.log” into h:\test.tail.100.log (new file).

At last, if the file name has space, please quote it, like “filename”, in fact, we recommend you quote file name always.

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