tldr/pages/common/head.md

head

Output the first part of files. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/head.

• 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}}