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How to tail the last line of multiple files using "tail -1 */filename"

tail */filename

works, but

tail -1 */filename

doesn't. Why is this? And is there a 1 liner to perform this task without loops?

head -1 */filename

works for some strange reason.

Solution

  • While head works with -1 on multiple files, tail does not. But it works with the -n argument instead:

    tail -n 1 */filename