How to use the common command head in Linux

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Linux common command head command can be used to view the contents of the beginning of the file, there is a common parameter-n to display the number of lines, the default is 10, that is, 10 lines of content.

Command format: head [parameters] [File] parameters:

-Q hide file name

-v displays the file name

The number of bytes displayed by-c.

The number of rows displayed by-n.

To display the first 10 lines of the runoob_notes.log file for an instance, enter the following command:

Head runoob_notes.log displays the first five lines of the notes.log file, enter the following command:

Head-n 5 runoob_notes.log displays the first 20 bytes of the file:

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