---
title: "Mainframe tip to cut first 10 lines, last 10 lines from 10000 lines dataset"
description: "Command to cut first 10 lines and last 10 lines in Mainframe"
url: https://srinimf.com/2015/08/23/mainframe-tip-to-cut-first-10-lines-last-10-lines-from-10000-lines-dataset/
date: 2015-08-23
modified: 2026-10-10
author: "Srini"
categories: ["ISPF"]
tags: ["Cut first 10 and last 10 lines mainframe", "Mainframe tips"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Mainframe tip to cut first 10 lines, last 10 lines from 10000 lines dataset

I have a dataset with 10,000 lines. I want to cut the first 10 lines and last 10 lines and paste into another dataset.

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When I cut the first 10 lines and then again the last 10 lines, only the last 10 lines are pasted into the new dataset.

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Is there any way out other than doing a cut & paste twice?

The answer for the above question is YES:

1. First cut 10 lines, and then issue CUT APPEND
2. Then cut last 10 lines, and then issue CUT APPEND
3. When you PASTE it, you get both

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