Head and Tail Command - Linux
Head and Tail are the most used file commands in linux
Head command will display the first few lines of the file
Tail command will display the last few lines of the file
Syntax :
head filename -> this will display the first 10 lines of a file
tail filename -> this will display the last 10 lines of a file
If you want to see only few lines you can use this sytanx
head -n filename -> this will display only first few specified value of lines
tail -n filename -> this will display only last few specified values of lines
Generally if the file is too large and you just wana know what it is you can use head command to view first few lines and guess what the file is about
If you have large size report document and you want to see only the final report you can use tail command to view the conclusion of the report
Generally the check the log of request ppl use head and tail commands
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Happy Week end Guys..!!
Praveen Kumar Rajendran
CollabNet Software Private Limited, Chennai
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