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In Linux, how do I truncate command-line output?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 202629391 views
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Problem

If I in my source code directory, it also spews out very long lines from minified JavaScript or CSS files. I want to get just the first 80 characters per line. For example, a regular gives me this: but I'd like to get just this instead: What Linux command can do this?

Error Output

css/style.css:21:   behavior: url("css/iepngfix.htc")
css/style-min.css:4:.arrow1{cursor:pointer;position:absolute;left:5px;bottom:10px;z-index:13;}.arrow2{cursor:pointer;position:absolute;right:5px;bottom:10px;z-index:13;}.calendarModule{z-index:100;}.calendarFooterContainer{height:25px;text-align…

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OMG, I totally forgot about ! ^ does the trick! >_<

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