<html> <head> <title>tail</title> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <h2 align=center>tail</h2> <h4 align=center>OS/161 Reference Manual</h4> <h3>Name</h3> tail - print part of a file <h3>Synopsis</h3> /testbin/tail <em>file</em> <em>location</em> <h3>Description</h3> tail prints the contents of a file starting at offset <em>location</em> within it, skipping the beginning. <p> It is somewhat similar in concept to the Unix tail command, but is not compatible, which is why it lives in testbin. <h3>Requirements</h3> tail uses the following system calls: <ul> <li> <A HREF=../syscall/open.html>open</A> <li> <A HREF=../syscall/read.html>read</A> <li> <A HREF=../syscall/write.html>write</A> <li> <A HREF=../syscall/lseek.html>lseek</A> <li> <A HREF=../syscall/close.html>close</A> <li> <A HREF=../syscall/_exit.html>_exit</A> </ul> tail should work once the basic system calls are complete, but will probably be most useful as a debugging tool while working on the file system assignment. </body> </html>