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Bash: tail: Remove first N lines from file

18 November 2011  in Bash / GNU/Linux / HowTos  tagged bash / GNU/Linux / howtos / line / lines / tail by Tux

tail -n +$N inputFile > outputFile

Where $N is the number of the line which you want to start printing from.
For example if you want to delete only the first line / start printing from the second line you must issue the following:

tail -n +2 inputFile > outputFile

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Remove the first line from file / Remove first N lines from file

27 September 2011  in Bash / GNU/Linux / HowTos  tagged bash / GNU/Linux / howtos / lines / tail by Tux

tail -n +2 someFile

*Notes: You MUST include the + sign or else the last 2 lines will be printed instead.

 

To remove N lines from the start of the file

tail -n +$M someFile

*NOTES: M = N + 1
You MUST include the + sign in-front of the number M or else the output will be the last M lines instead.

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