OSF

NAME

head − Displays the beginning of files

SYNOPSIS

head [-count] [file ...]

The head command prints the first count lines of each of the specified files to standard output. 

FLAGS

-countSpecifies the number of lines to display.  The default count is 10. 

DESCRIPTION

If you do not specify a file, head reads standard input. 

EXAMPLES

To display the first 5 lines of a file called test, enter:

head -5 test

RELATED INFORMATION

Commands:  cat(1), more(1)/page(1), pg(1), tail(1).