HEAD(1,C)                   AIX Commands Reference                    HEAD(1,C)



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head



PURPOSE

Prints the first few lines of a file or files.

SYNTAX


        +----------+
head ---|          |--- file ---|
        +- -count -+


DESCRIPTION

The head command prints the first count lines of each of the specified files,
or of the standard output.  If -count is omitted, it defaults to 10.

RELATED INFORMATION

See the following command:  "tail."






























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