Python Programming

Use the following commands to view files in terminal.

• head fileName shows the first few lines of a file (default 10)
• tail fileName shows the last few lines of a file (default 10)
  • for both head and tail you can specify the number of lines to show with -n #
• cat file1 file2 file3 concatenates files and prints them in order
• less fileName prints the file however, shows you less at a time. You can use the arrow keys to scroll through the document. To exit less type q.
• wc fileName shows line, word and character count