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head — Output the first part of files. More information: <https://manned.org/head.1p>.

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How to use the head command: Output the first part of files. More information: <https://manned.org/head.1p>.

head — Output the first part of files. More information: <https://manned.org/head.1p>.

Output the first few lines of a file:

head -n {{count}} {{path/to/file}}

Output the first few lines of a file

head -n {{count}} {{path/to/file}}

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