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117-101 · Question #53

Which of the following commands will display the last 30 lines of /var/log/bigd.log as well as new content as it is appended to the file by another process?

The correct answer is C. tail -f -n 30 /var/log/bigd.log. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Which of the following commands will display the last 30 lines of /var/log/bigd.log as well as new content as it is appended to the file by another process?

Options

  • Acut -30 -v /var/log/bigd.log
  • Bhead -30 -e /var/log/bigd.log
  • Ctail -f -n 30 /var/log/bigd.log
  • Dtac -30/var/log/bigd.log
  • Ecat -r -n 30 /var/log/bigd.log

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  • B
    12% (3)
  • C
    81% (21)
  • D
    4% (1)
  • E
    4% (1)

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