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# hdfs.tail

Copies a specified number of lines from the end of a file in HDFS.

Usage

    hdfs.tail(
            dfs.id,
            n)

Arguments

dfs.id

  The name of a file in HDFS. The file name can include a path that is either absolute or relative to the current path.

n

  The number of lines to retrieve from the file.

Return Value

The last n lines of the file.

See Also

hdfs.head

Example

This example returns the last three lines of ontime.R:

    R> hdfs.tail('ontime_R', 3)
    [1] "\"219930\",1994,8,\"M08\",1,\"D01\",1,1947,1945,2038,2048,\"US\",1073,NA,51,63,NA,-10,2,\"PIT\",\"LAN\",275,NA,NA,0,NA,\"0\""
    [2] "\"219931\",1994,8,\"M08\",2,\"D02\",2,802,805,948,950,\"AA\",1726,NA,106,105,NA,-2,-3,\"DFW\",\"BNA\",631,NA,NA,0,NA,\"0\""
    [3] "\"219932\",1994,8,\"M08\",2,\"D02\",2,829,832,1015,1011,\"US\",1191,NA,166,159,NA,4,-3,\"BWI\",\"MSY\",998,NA,NA,0,NA,\"0\""