First

first¶

Return the first character, column, or line of input. Without a subcommand, returns the first line from stdin or a file.

Arguments¶

• $1 (string): Optional: 'char', 'col'/'column', or 'row'/'line' to select what to return
• $2 (string): Optional: file path (for col/row modes)

Exit codes¶

• 0: Always

Output on stdout¶

• First character, column, or line of the input

str_first¶

Alias for first().

last¶

Return the last character, column, or line of input. Without a subcommand, returns the last line from stdin or a file.

Arguments¶

• $1 (string): Optional: 'char', 'col'/'column', or 'row'/'line' to select what to return
• $2 (string): Optional: file path (for col/row modes)

Exit codes¶

• 0: Always

Output on stdout¶

• Last character, column, or line of the input

str_last¶

Alias for last().