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head

List of commands for head:

- head
head:tldr:27370 head: Output the first few lines of a file.

$ head -n ${count} ${filename}

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- head
head:tldr:357b3 head: Output the first few bytes of a file.

$ head --bytes ${count} ${filename}

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- head
head:tldr:b6b93 head: Output everything but the last few bytes of a file.

$ head --bytes -${count} ${filename}

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- head
head:tldr:db727 head: Output the first few lines of a file.

$ head --lines ${count} ${filename}

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head:tldr:fa104 head: Output everything but the last few lines of a file.

$ head --lines -${count} ${filename}

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