What is the Windows/DOS equivalent of the *nix head and tail commands?

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Looking for a windows equivalent of the unix tail command
Windows equivalent of the 'tail' command

I need to store the first and last 100 lines of a ginormous (multi-gigabyte) XML file. On *nix, I would simply do this:

head -n 100 foo.xml > foo.txt
tail -n 100 foo.xml >> foo.txt

How can I do the same from a Windows/DOS command prompt?

NOTE: I would prefer not to have to install anything.

@RobertHarvey is there any way to get `tail` without installing anything? — Matt, Jan 03 '13 at 21:21
I doubt it. `head` and `tail` appear to be filters (like DOS's `more` filter), not DOS commands. — Robert Harvey, Jan 03 '13 at 21:21
@RobertHarvey not necessarily the `tail` command, just that functionality. — Matt, Jan 03 '13 at 21:23
I'm saying you would have to write a filter, since the equivalent DOS command is not available natively. — Robert Harvey, Jan 03 '13 at 21:25

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 03 '13 at 21:17

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One option is to install cygwin, it comes with all the basic Unix command line tools like head and tail.

answered Jan 03 '13 at 21:17

piokuc

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