Trim a file using tail in linux

Question

How do I reduce the size of a file using a tail?

I just need one last 1000 lines of the file. I need my trimmed file name to remain the same.

Answer 1

Use the below command:

tail -1000 file.txt

To make a new file

tail -1000 file.txt > newfile.txt

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