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headFile JavaScript

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: Number of lines of text to return

Returns

Promise::string|null

Examples

javascript
await headFile('/home/targets/hello.md'); // '# Hello, World!'

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