head(1)                                                   head(1)



NAME
     head - displays the first few lines of a file

SYNOPSIS
     head [-count] [file]...

ARGUMENTS
     count
          Specifies the number of lines to be displayed.  If this
          option is not given, the default is 10.

     file Specifies the file to be displayed.  If you specify
          file as a dash, (-), the standard input is read.

DESCRIPTION
     This filter displays the first lines (specified by count),
     for each of the specified files or for the standard input.

EXAMPLES
     The command:

        head -6 filea fileb filec

     will print out the first six lines of the three specified
     files.  The filename will appear before each new set of
     headlines listed, if more than one file has been specified.

FILES
     /bin/head
          Executable file

SEE ALSO
     awk(1), cat(1), more(1), pg(1), tail(1)






















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