CertiGuide to A+ (A+ 4 Real)  9  Chapter 5: The Linux Operating System       9  Basic Concepts and Procedures for Creating, Viewing and Editing Files and Directories            9  Common Commands

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head and tail are simple file viewers that output either the first 10 lines or the last 10 lines of a file to the screen. They can be used in the following manner:

head [+n] file

tail [+n] file

Head shows the first 10 lines of the file. Alternatively, it can be offset from the beginning of the file a certain number of lines by using the offset parameter + n. Tail works in a similar manner from the end of the file.

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