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Old 08-18-2009
viewing lines
Hey,

I know the head and tail function is to view like the top or bottom lines for each file. But lets say I want to view the top/bottom 100 or top/bottom 1000 for a file. whats the command that I use to do this?

thanks
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Old 08-18-2009
tail -n 100
head -n 1000

Hope that helps!

EDIT: or use the number you want with the -n switch
Last edited by LoveSquid; 08-18-2009 at 07:00 PM.. Reason: Clarification
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Old 08-18-2009
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Originally Posted by kylle345
I know the head and tail function <snip> whats the command that I use to do this?
Have you tried "man head" or "man tail" already? In case everything else fails one can always resort to reading the manual as a last-ditch effort.

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