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head

SafeShow top lines

head -n 20 <file>

Shows the first n lines of a file.

Examples

  • head -n 20 access.logFirst 20 lines

Syntax

head -n <count> <file>

Before you run it

Read-only.

Related commands

  • tailFollow file tail
  • catPrint file contents

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