Frequent Question: How Do I List the First 10 Files in Linux?
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How do I find the first 10 files in Linux?

Type the following head command to display first 10 lines of a file named “bar.txt”:

  1. head -10 bar.txt.
  2. head -20 bar.txt.
  3. sed -n 1,10p /etc/group.
  4. sed -n 1,20p /etc/group.
  5. awk ‘FNR <= 10’ /etc/passwd.
  6. awk ‘FNR <= 20’ /etc/passwd.
  7. perl -ne’1..10 and print’ /etc/passwd.
  8. perl -ne’1..20 and print’ /etc/passwd.

How do I list 10 files in Linux?

Listing multiple files on a single line

The ls command even has options for that. To list files on as few lines as possible, you can use –format=comma to separate file names with commas as in this command: $ ls –format=comma 1, 10, 11, 12, 124, 13, 14, 15, 16pgs-landscape.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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