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Head Tool

by @dinghaibin

Display the first lines of files. Use for quickly previewing file contents, checking headers, or sampling data.

Versionv1.0.0
Downloads606
TERMINAL
clawhub install head-tool

πŸ“– About This Skill


name: head-tool description: Display the first lines of files. Use for quickly previewing file contents, checking headers, or sampling data.

File Header Viewer

Output the beginning of files, defaulting to the first 10 lines. Essential for previewing log files, CSV headers, and large text files without loading them entirely.

Usage

head-tool [options] [file...]

Options

  • -n N: Show first N lines (default: 10)
  • -c N: Show first N bytes instead of lines
  • -q: Quiet mode (suppress filename headers)
  • Read from stdin when no file specified
  • Examples

    # Show first 10 lines
    head-tool data.csv

    Show first 20 lines

    head-tool -n 20 log.txt

    Show first 100 bytes

    head-tool -c 100 config.yaml

    πŸ’‘ Examples

    # Show first 10 lines
    head-tool data.csv

    Show first 20 lines

    head-tool -n 20 log.txt

    Show first 100 bytes

    head-tool -c 100 config.yaml

    βš™οΈ Configuration

  • -n N: Show first N lines (default: 10)
  • -c N: Show first N bytes instead of lines
  • -q: Quiet mode (suppress filename headers)
  • Read from stdin when no file specified