# LAST v1.20 - copy last n lines

#### Revised 18-Aug-97. Copyright (c) 1996-97 by Rune Berg. TextTools Freeware.

Usage - Description - Options - Return codes

### USAGE

last [log logfile] [option] n [infile] [to outfile]

### DESCRIPTION

last copies the last n lines of infile to outfile.

If infile has n or fewer lines, then last copies all of infile.

n must be in the range 0 .. 32767 on DOS, 0 .. 2147483647 on Win32.

If you don't specify infile, last reads from standard input.
If you don't specify outfile, last writes to standard output.
If you don't specify logfile, last writes error messages to standard error.

### OPTIONS

last recognizes the following command line options:

Option | Function
--- | ---
-v | Print version banner and usage info to standard error (or logfile, if given), then exit.

### RETURN CODES

closure returns with one of the following codes ("error levels"):

Code | Meaning
--- | ---
0 | Success
101 | Out of memory
102 | Incorrect command line arguments
104 | Error opening file
105 | I/O error
107 | File name clash

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