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apache2:logs:access:show

Show the last entries of the Apache2 access log.
$ tail -n ${number_of_lines} /var/log/apache2/access.log
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The tail command is used to display the end (or tail) of a file. The option -n is used to specify the number of lines to display. The value of ${number_of_lines} is a variable that should be replaced with an actual number.

This specific command will display the last ${number_of_lines} lines of the access.log file located in the /var/log/apache2 directory. The access.log file typically contains records of each request made to the Apache web server, including information such as date and time of the request, the client's IP address, the requested URL, and the response code returned by the server.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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