tail -n N

[jidanni]

man tail
       -c, --bytes=N
              output the last N bytes

       -n, --lines=N
              output the last N lines, instead of the last 10
say
      -c N, --bytes=N
etc. just like grep(1).


P.S.,
   For compatibility `tail' also supports an obsolete usage `tail
   -COUNT[bcl][f] [FILE]', which is recognized only if it does not
   conflict with the usage described above.  COUNT is an optional decimal
   number optionally followed by a size letter (`b', `c', `l') to mean
Mention it also doesn't work if more than one file is given:
$ tail -1 aa aaa
tail: invalid option -- 1
Try `tail --help' for more information.
$ tail -1 aa
Bla
$

Version: Changelog here on Debian goes up to
2006-06-12  Paul Eggert  <address@hidden>