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==Extract a Specific Line from a File==
==Extract a Specific Line from a File==
{{Internal|Bash_Input/Output#With_head_and_tail|Extract a Specific Line from a File}}
{{Internal|Bash_Input/Output#With_head_and_tail|Extract a Specific Line from a File}}
==Print the First 24 Characters of the First Line of the File==
<syntaxhighlight lang='bash'>
head -c 24 somefile
</syntaxhighlight>

Latest revision as of 20:24, 18 February 2022

Internal

Overview

head is used to print the first ten lines (by default) or a specified number of lines.

head -15 <file>

Usage

Extract a Specific Line from a File

Extract a Specific Line from a File

Print the First 24 Characters of the First Line of the File

head -c 24 somefile