head Output the first part of files. Output the first few lines of a file: head -n {{count_of_lines}} {{filename}} Output the first few bytes of a file: head -c {{size_in_bytes}} {{filename}} Output everything but the last few lines of a file: head -n -{{count_of_lines}} {{filename}} Output everything but the last few bytes of a file: head -c -{{size_in_bytes}} {{filename}}