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# 📘 **Using `head` and `tail` Commands in Linux/Unix**
Both `head` and `tail` are essential commands for viewing specific portions of a file quickly, without opening the entire file.
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## 🔝 `head` — Show the Top of a File
The `head` command displays the beginning part of a file.
### Syntax
```bash
head [options] file
```
### Examples
```bash
head file1
```
**Description**:
Displays the first 10 lines of `file1` (default behavior).
```bash
head -n 5 file1
```
**Description**:
Shows the first 5 lines of `file1`.
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## 🔚 `tail` — Show the Bottom of a File
The `tail` command displays the end part of a file.
### Syntax
```bash
tail [options] file
```
### Examples
```bash
tail file1
```
**Description**:
Displays the last 10 lines of `file1` (default behavior).
```bash
tail -n 20 file1
```
**Description**:
Shows the last 20 lines of `file1`.
```bash
tail -f file1
```
**Description**:
Follows the file as it grows — useful for watching logs in real-time.
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## ✅ Summary of Options
| Command | Option | Description |
| ------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| `head` | `-n <number>` | Show the first `<number>` lines |
| `tail` | `-n <number>` | Show the last `<number>` lines |
| `tail` | `-f` | Follow the file in real-time (live updates) |

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# 📘 **Using the `wc` Command in Linux/Unix**
`wc` (word count) is a utility that counts lines, words, and bytes or characters in files. Its useful for quickly getting file size details in text terms.
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## ⚙️ Syntax
```bash
wc [option] file
```
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## 🔎 Basic Usage
```bash
wc file
```
**Example output:**
```
5 6 43 file1
```
This output means:
| Number | Meaning |
| ------ | ------------------- |
| `5` | Number of **lines** |
| `6` | Number of **words** |
| `43` | Number of **bytes** |
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## 📋 Common Options
| Option | Description | Example |
| ------ | ------------------------- | ------------ |
| `-l` | Count **lines** only | `wc -l file` |
| `-w` | Count **words** only | `wc -w file` |
| `-c` | Count **bytes** only | `wc -c file` |
| `-m` | Count **characters** only | `wc -m file` |
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## 📌 Notes
* `bytes (-c)` counts raw bytes, which might differ from characters (`-m`) in multibyte encodings like UTF-8.
* Without options, `wc` outputs lines, words, and bytes by default.