Solved tail -n 50 error.log

[daBee]

In a completely unrelated note to my recent ramblings, I'm finding I'm having an issue with tail.

tail -n 50 /var/log/nginx/error.log
=> # usage: tail [-F | -f | -r] [-q] [-b # | -c # | -n #] [file ...]

I just want to see the last 50 lines of said file. On my OSX box, works like a charm, even if the file is 20 lines long, no errors.

Not sure how to even register an issue with something like tail.

 

[SirDice]

That exact same command works on all my systems.

 

[gkontos]

whereis tail

tail: /usr/bin/tail /usr/share/man/man1/tail.1.gz

 

[daBee]

Hah I'm not on your system. I'm not looking for tail, just wondering why she isn't working for me. 11.1-RELEASE.

 

[usdmatt]

I'm almost certain there's nothing wrong with tail.
Have you got any aliases in .cshrc or similar that are messing with the tail command line?

 

[daBee]

Ah, that was it. I already gave it -n 50 in an alias.