Bash command to cut output after x number of lines

Bash command to cut output after x number of lines I'm looking for a bash command, which I can use to limit the number of lines of a file or another command output. E.g.
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"Use head:

ls -l | head -n 15

10 lines is the default. Read the head man page for more options.

(older versions of head also support usage without the explicit -n as in head -15)"