diff --git a/code/src/main/java/com/codeforces/commons/io/FileUtil.java b/code/src/main/java/com/codeforces/commons/io/FileUtil.java
index e29c997..dea94cb 100644
--- a/code/src/main/java/com/codeforces/commons/io/FileUtil.java
+++ b/code/src/main/java/com/codeforces/commons/io/FileUtil.java
@@ -282,6 +282,27 @@ public static String readFile(File file) throws IOException {
         return Objects.requireNonNull(executeIoOperation(() -> UnsafeFileUtil.readFile(file)));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Reads a file, limiting the number of lines read and cropping each line
+     * if its length exceeds the maximum.
+     * <p>
+     * This implementation is efficient because it uses Files.lines() for
+     * lazy, buffered, line-by-line processing, avoiding loading the entire
+     * file into memory. The .limit() operation short-circuits reading,
+     * stopping disk access as soon as maxLineCount is reached.
+     *
+     * @param file          File to be read.
+     * @param maxLineCount  Maximum number of lines to read.
+     * @param maxLineLength Maximum length of each line to crop to.
+     * @return String containing file data in cropped form.
+     * @throws IOException if can't read file (e.g., file doesn't exist, is a directory, or permission issues).
+     */
+    @Nonnull
+    public static String readFileCropped(File file, int maxLineCount, int maxLineLength) throws IOException {
+        return Objects.requireNonNull(executeIoOperation(()
+                -> UnsafeFileUtil.readFileCropped(file, maxLineCount, maxLineLength)));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Writes new file into filesystem. Overwrite existing if exists.
      * Creates parent directory if needed.
@@ -1049,7 +1070,7 @@ private static long parseSize(@Nonnull String size, @Nonnegative int lastCharInd
     /**
      * Set executable permission for file.
      *
-     * @param file File to set permission.
+     * @param file       File to set permission.
      * @param executable {@code true} to set executable permission.
      */
     public static void setExecutable(@Nonnull File file, boolean executable) {
diff --git a/code/src/main/java/com/codeforces/commons/io/internal/UnsafeFileUtil.java b/code/src/main/java/com/codeforces/commons/io/internal/UnsafeFileUtil.java
index acabd29..5373f6f 100644
--- a/code/src/main/java/com/codeforces/commons/io/internal/UnsafeFileUtil.java
+++ b/code/src/main/java/com/codeforces/commons/io/internal/UnsafeFileUtil.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import com.codeforces.commons.lang.ObjectUtil;
 import com.codeforces.commons.math.RandomUtil;
 import com.codeforces.commons.properties.internal.CommonsPropertiesUtil;
+import com.codeforces.commons.text.StringUtil;
 import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
 import com.google.errorprone.annotations.MustBeClosed;
 import de.schlichtherle.truezip.file.TFile;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import static com.codeforces.commons.math.Math.max;
 
@@ -879,6 +882,54 @@ public static byte[] downloadFileAsByteArray(
         return IoUtil.toByteArray(connection.getInputStream(), maxSize);
     }
 
+    @Nonnull
+    public static String readFileCropped(File file, int maxLineCount, int maxLineLength) throws IOException {
+        if (maxLineCount <= 0) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        List<String> lines;
+        boolean moreLinesExist;
+
+        // 1. Read one line more than the limit (maxLineCount + 1)
+        // try-with-resources ensures the underlying file handle/buffer is closed immediately.
+        try (Stream<String> linesStream = Files.lines(file.toPath())) {
+
+            // Collect up to maxLineCount + 1 lines. The .limit() operation short-circuits reading.
+            lines = linesStream
+                    .limit(maxLineCount + 1)
+                    // Apply line-level cropping/shrinking
+                    .map(line -> StringUtil.shrinkTo(line, maxLineLength))
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        }
+
+        // 2. Check if the (maxLineCount + 1)-th line was present
+        if (lines.size() > maxLineCount) {
+            moreLinesExist = true;
+            // Remove the extra line so it's not included in the output
+            lines.remove(maxLineCount);
+        } else {
+            moreLinesExist = false;
+        }
+
+        // 3. Assemble the final result string
+        String lineSeparator = System.lineSeparator();
+
+        // Join the processed lines
+        String result = String.join(lineSeparator, lines);
+
+        // Conditionally append the ellipsis line if the file had more content
+        if (moreLinesExist) {
+            // Append line separator only if there are existing lines
+            if (!result.isEmpty()) {
+                result += lineSeparator;
+            }
+            result += "...";
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings({"FinalizeDeclaration", "DeserializableClassInSecureContext"})
     private static class TemporaryDirectory extends File {
         private TemporaryDirectory(String pathname) {
diff --git a/code/src/main/java/com/codeforces/commons/text/StringUtil.java b/code/src/main/java/com/codeforces/commons/text/StringUtil.java
index fbb4934..5a0c181 100644
--- a/code/src/main/java/com/codeforces/commons/text/StringUtil.java
+++ b/code/src/main/java/com/codeforces/commons/text/StringUtil.java
@@ -1370,7 +1370,8 @@ public static String cropLines(String input, int maxLineLength, int maxLineNumbe
         return cropLines(input, maxLineLength, maxLineNumber, "...", "...");
     }
 
-    public static String cropLines(String input, int maxLineLength, int maxLineNumber, String endOfLineReplacement, String endOfContentReplacement) {
+    public static String cropLines(String input, int maxLineLength, int maxLineNumber,
+                                   String endOfLineReplacement, String endOfContentReplacement) {
         if (isEmpty(input)) {
             return input;
         }