介绍
head和tail是一组想对应的命令,默认分别显示文件的开头和末尾10行记录。
head命令
head命令默认显示头部的前N行
Usage: head [OPTION]... [FILE]... 默认输出前10行 当指定多个文件时,在输出前输出各个文件名 当没有指定文件或指定的文件是“-”说明读取标准输入 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. -c, --bytes=[-]K print the first K bytes of each file; with the leading `-', print all but the last K bytes of each file 显示头部前多少字节,这里的K是单位的标示,具体的单位参考下面列表,当使用-K时显示除了尾部多少字节外的所有内容 -n, --lines=[-]K print the first K lines instead of the first 10; with the leading `-', print all but the last K lines of each file显示头部的多少行,默认显示头部10行,例如-n -b代表显示除了尾部512行外的所有行 -q, --quiet, --silent never print headers giving file names当指定多个文件时,出现内容中不输出文件名 -v, --verbose always print headers giving file names --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit K may have a multiplier suffix: b 512, kB 1000, K 1024, MB 1000*1000, M 1024*1024, GB 1000*1000*1000, G 1024*1024*1024, and so on for T, P, E, Z, Y.
tail命令
tail命令同head命名正好相反,tail默认输出尾部10行
Usage: tail [OPTION]... [FILE]... 默认输出尾部10行 当指定多个文件时,默认在输出内容前显示文件名 当没有指定文件或者指定的文件是“-”时,读取标准输入 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.对于长选项不可忽略的参数对应短选项也不可忽略 -c, --bytes=K output the last K bytes; alternatively, use -c +K显示尾部的字节数,当使用+k参数时表示从k字节开始显示到末尾,例如-c +1b 显示512字节开始到末尾的内容 to output bytes starting with the Kth of each file -f, --follow[={name|descriptor}] output appended data as the file grows; -f, --follow, and --follow=descriptor are equivalent追加显示文件最新的内容 -F same as --follow=name --retry等同于使用 -f filename --retry操作 -n, --lines=K output the last K lines, instead of the last 10;默认显示输出尾部的10行,当使用+k参数时指从第K行开始显示到末尾,例如-n +6显示第6行到末尾的内容 or use -n +K to output lines starting with the Kth --max-unchanged-stats=N with --follow=name, reopen a FILE which has not changed size after N (default 5) iterations to see if it has been unlinked or renamed (this is the usual case of rotated log files). With inotify, this option is rarely useful. --pid=PID with -f, terminate after process ID, PID dies--指定进程id,可以结合-f参数一起使用,当指定的进程终止时显示也终止 -q, --quiet, --silent never output headers giving file names ###同时显示多个文件时不输出文件名 --retry keep trying to open a file even when it is or当连接的文件突然不可访问时尝试重新连接 becomes inaccessible; useful when following by name, i.e., with --follow=name -s, --sleep-interval=N with -f, sleep for approximately N seconds当使用-f参数时可以,使用-s显示间隔 (default 1.0) between iterations. With inotify and --pid=P, check process P at least once every N seconds. -v, --verbose always output headers giving file names --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit If the first character of K (the number of bytes or lines) is a `+', print beginning with the Kth item from the start of each file, otherwise, print the last K items in the file. K may have a multiplier suffix: b 512, kB 1000, K 1024, MB 1000*1000, M 1024*1024, GB 1000*1000*1000, G 1024*1024*1024, and so on for T, P, E, Z, Y.
tail命令参数和head概念差不多,但是要注意二者的+k,-k的各自含义,tail有一个非常有意思的参数是-f参数,使用该参数可以不停的追加显示一个文件最新插入的内容。
例
1.追加显示文件内存
tail -f /tmp/orzdba_mysql.log
当文件有新的内容插入进来时它会不停的显示新插入的内容
2.
tail -f /tmp/orzdba_mysql.log --pid=8770
当进程8770终止时,tail也结束
总结
tail -f参数经常会用来监控日志文件的显示,结合实际需要可以充分发挥它的作用
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