xml-head prints to standard output an XML file which is a truncated form of FILE, or the standard input. xml-head can limit the number of tags in the document, or the amount of data enclosed within tags, such as the length or number of textual lines, or combinations thereof.

By default, the number of tags is limited to 10.

OPTIONS

-c NUMCHARS

output the first NUMCHARS characters of each line of input data enclosed within tags. The remaining characters of each line are thrown away.

-n NUMLINES

output the first NUMLINES lines of input data enclosed within tags. The remaining lines of data are thrown away.

-t NUMTAGS

output the first NUMTAGS tags in the input. Remaining tags are thrown away, but all open tags are closed to ensure a well formed document.

EXIT STATUS

xml-head returns 0 on success, or 1 otherwise.

EXAMPLE

xml-head document.xml

AUTHORS

Laird A. Breyer is the original author of this software. The source code (GPLv3 or later) for the latest version is available at the following locations:
http://www.lbreyer.com/gpl.html
http://xml-coreutils.sourceforge.net