I want to output the last 3000 lines of a log file.  In other words: I do not want to print the first 3000 lines of the log file: Instead I want to print the last 3000 lines of a log file.I know tacprints out to the terminal screen the log file in its entirety in reverse order.  But I do not want to print out the entire file. I looked at the available options and it appears that tac cannot print out a certain number of lines.Ultimately: I do not care if the last 3000 lines are printed out in ascending order or descending order: I just want to be able to see the last 3000 lines.Thanks!
Linux: Output N Number of lines, starting from the End of a File
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you can use:tail -n 3000 | tacif you want reverse order, otherwise, justtail -n 3000