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head/tail: select lines

The head command copies to output the first 10 lines of input.

The tail command copies to output the last 10 lines of input.

The -Number option changes how many lines are copied.

E.g. head -30 copies to output the first 30 lines of input.

Can combine head and tail to select a range of lines.

E.g. head -100 | tail -20 copies lines 81..100 to output.

With more than one file prefixes with name (see labs).