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syntax: markdown
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tags: [tldr, linux]
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source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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---
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# head
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> Output the first part of files.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/head-invocation.html>.
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- Output the first few lines of a file:
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`head {{[-n|--lines]}} {{count}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Output the first few bytes of a file:
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`head {{[-c|--bytes]}} {{count}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Output everything but the last few lines of a file:
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`head {{[-n|--lines]}} -{{count}} {{path/to/file}}`
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- Output everything but the last few bytes of a file:
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`head {{[-c|--bytes]}} -{{count}} {{path/to/file}}`
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