004-the-head-command.md

The head command

The head command prints the first 10 lines by default of a file.

Example:

head filename.txt  

Syntax:

head [OPTION] [FILENAME]  

Get a specific number of lines:

Use the -n option with a number(should be an integer) of lines to display.

Example:

head -n 10 foo.txt  

This command will display the first 10 lines of file foo.txt .

Syntax:

head -n <~number> foo.txt