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You work as the Network Technician for XYZ CORP. The company has a Linux-based network. You are working on the Red Hat operating system. You want to view only the last 4 lines of a file named…
The correct answer is A. tail -n 4 /var/log/cron. The tail -n 4 /var/log/cron command will show the last four lines of the file /var/log/cron.
Linux/Unix System Auditing
Question
You work as the Network Technician for XYZ CORP. The company has a Linux-based network. You are working on the Red Hat operating system. You want to view only the last 4 lines of a file named /var/log/cron. Which of the following commands should you use to accomplish the task?
Options
- Atail -n 4 /var/log/cron
- Btail /var/log/cron
- Ccat /var/log/cron
- Dhead /var/log/cron
How the community answered
(20 responses)- A80% (16)
- B5% (1)
- C5% (1)
- D10% (2)
Explanation
The tail -n 4 /var/log/cron command will show the last four lines of the file /var/log/cron.
Topics
#tail command#log viewing#Linux file utilities#log analysis
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