Text processing
head
Displays the first lines of a file.
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Verified: 2025-09-09
Syntax
$head [OPTIONEN] [DATEI...]
Examples
$head datei.txt
$head -n 20 datei.txt
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
head --help
Note
Default is 10 lines
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