head

Output the first part of files.

• Output the first few lines of a file:

head --lines {count} {path/to/file}

• Output the first few bytes of a file:

head --bytes {count} {path/to/file}

• Output everything but the last few lines of a file:

head --lines -{count} {path/to/file}

• Output everything but the last few bytes of a file:

head --bytes -{count} {path/to/file}

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