How can you print the first 10 line of a file
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head +10 file
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cat file
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tail -10 file
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head -10 file
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Correct answer
Explanation
head -10 file displays the first 10 lines. tail -10 shows the last 10. cat displays entire file. head +10 is not valid syntax (that's how tail works).
AI explanation
head -10 file prints the first 10 lines of a file, using head's -N option to specify the line count. head +10 file is invalid/non-portable syntax on modern head implementations (the +N form, where supported historically, meant "start printing from line N to the end," not "first 10 lines"). cat file dumps the entire file, not just the first 10 lines. tail -10 file prints the last 10 lines, the opposite of what's requested.