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$head

Output the first part (top lines) of text files.

命令语法POSIX Standard
head [OPTIONS] [FILE...]
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概述与工作原理

`head` outputs the beginning portion of files, displaying the first 10 lines by default. It is ideal for quickly inspecting file headers, CSV schemas, or top log entries without loading massive files into memory.

常用参数与选项说明

Flag / OptionDescription
-n [NUM]Print the first NUM lines instead of the default 10.
-c [NUM]Print the first NUM bytes of each file.
-qQuiet mode; never print headers giving file names.

实际生产案例与代码范例

#1View top 5 lines of syslog
head -n 5 /var/log/syslog

Extracts and prints only the first 5 lines of the system log file.