head

Only emit the first limit points from each batch.

head limit [by groupfield1, [groupfield2, ...]]

Parameter	Description	Required?
limit	The number of points to emit; may be an expression that evaluates to an integer	No; defaults to 1
by	One or more fields by which to group. See Grouping fields with by.	No

Example: Generate batches containing ten points each but only log the first two points from each batch

emit -hz 10 -limit 100 
| batch 1 
| head 2 
| view text