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headFile

Requires a Node.js runtime ('qsu/node')

Returns the first line of the specified text file path. The length argument is the total number of lines to print. Default is 1.

Parameters

  • filePath::string: File or directory path
  • length::number
    Named
    : Number of lines of text to return

Returns

Promise::string|null

Examples

javascript
await headFile('/home/targets/hello.md', 2); // '# Hello, World!\nSecond line'
dart
await headFile('/home/targets/hello.md', length: 2); // '# Hello, World!\nSecond line'

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