head
head linux command cheatsheet by Thamizhiniyan C S
Introduction
The head command is used to output the first part of files.
Syntax
head [OPTION]... [FILE]...
Important Flags
Flag | Description |
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| Prints the first ‘num’ lines instead of the first 10 lines. |
| Prints the first ‘num’ bytes from the file specified. |
| Suppresses printing filenames when more than one file is given. |
| Prints data from the specified file preceded by its filename. |
Examples
Command | Description |
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To print lines between 10 and 20 in file.txt. | |
Pipe the output of ls command to head to show only the three most recently modified files or folders. | |
Pipe the output of ls command to head and sort to display the three most recently used files or folders in alphabetical order. |
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