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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T22:39:04+00:00 2026-05-26T22:39:04+00:00

How can I chop off everything but the first five lines using a bash

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How can I chop off everything but the first five lines using a bash pipe? For example:

cat file.txt | truncate 5

would only print the first five lines. Ideas?

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    2026-05-26T22:39:05+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 10:39 pm

    You need the head command.

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