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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T03:42:59+00:00 2026-05-26T03:42:59+00:00

I have a huge text file. I want to extract the first 532541 lines

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I have a huge text file. I want to extract the first 532541 lines of it and store them in another file. Selecting the text with the mouse and doing ctrl+c obviously is not a viable solution here.

How should I do this?

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    2026-05-26T03:42:59+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 3:42 am
    head -n 532541 big-file > first-bit
    
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