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FilePrint

FilePrint["file"]

prints out the raw textual contents of file.

FilePrint["file",n]

prints out the first n raw textual lines of file.

FilePrint["file",-n]

prints out the last n raw textual lines of file.

FilePrint["file",m;;n]

prints out lines m through n of file.

FilePrint["file",m;;n;;s]

prints out lines m through n of file in steps of s.

FilePrint

FilePrint["file"]

prints out the raw textual contents of file.

FilePrint["file",n]

prints out the first n raw textual lines of file.

FilePrint["file",-n]

prints out the last n raw textual lines of file.

FilePrint["file",m;;n]

prints out lines m through n of file.

FilePrint["file",m;;n;;s]

prints out lines m through n of file in steps of s.

Details

In FilePrint["file", m;;n;;s], s can be negative.
In a notebook, FilePrint generates a cell with style "Print".
With a text‐based interface, FilePrint ends its output with a single newline (line feed).
FilePrint also works on cloud objects.
FilePrint[File["file"]] is also supported.

Examples

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Basic Examples (3)

Print the raw textual contents of a file:

Print out the first few lines of a file:

Print out the last few lines of a file:

Scope (4)

Print every third line of a file:

Compare with:

Print out every other line of a file, from end to start:

Print a File object:

Print the raw textual contents of a cloud object:

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