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From: fritz@spamexpire-202402.rodent.frell.theremailer.net (Fritz Wuehler)
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by: Fritz Wuehler - Tue, 13 Feb 2024 02:41 UTC

db <dieterhansbr...@gmail.com> [d]:
d> I would like to display the first few lines or at
d> least the first page of the result.

If 'sed' is not your cup of tea, try 'awk' instead:

< your_file.bib awk NR\<11 # display the first 10 records (lines)

"Wish not to seem, but to be, the best." -- Aeschylus

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