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head

Output the first part of files.

• Output the first few lines of a file:

head -n {{count_of_lines}} {{filename}}

• Output the first few bytes of a file:

head -c {{size_in_bytes}} {{filename}}

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

head -n -{{count_of_lines}} {{filename}}

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

head -c -{{size_in_bytes}} {{filename}}