read

cmd/read

Read and inspect file content

Quick Start

read <file> [--numbers]

At A Glance

Name
read
Help Source
flag.Usage via -h
Doc Source
package comments
Flags
1
Subcommands
4

Usage

  • read <file> [--numbers]
  • read top <file> [--lines=N]
  • read last <file> [--lines=N] [--follow]
  • read pattern <pattern> <file> [--ignorecase] [--numbers] [--count]
  • read count <file>

Subcommands

NameDescription
top Show first N lines
last Show last N lines
pattern Search for pattern
count Count lines/words/chars

Flags

FlagTypeDescription
-numbers - Show line numbers

Exit Codes

CodeMeaning
0 Success
1 Runtime/command error
2 Invalid flags/usage