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# Linux head Command
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The head command is used to view the beginning part of a file. It has a commonly used parameter `-n` to specify the number of lines to display, with a default of 10, meaning it shows 10 lines of content.
If you need to view the end part of a file, use the (#) command.
**Command Format:**
head
**Options:**
* -q Hides the file name
* -v Shows the file name
* -c Number of bytes to display.
* -n Number of lines to display.
**Examples**
To display the first 10 lines of the file `tutorial_notes.log`, enter the following command (the default option is `-n 10`):
head tutorial_notes.log
The above command is equivalent to:
head -n 10 runoon_notes.log
To display the first 5 lines of the file `notes.log`, enter the following command:
head -n 5 tutorial_notes.log
To display the first 20 bytes of a file:
head -c 20 tutorial_notes.log
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