head(C)                         19 June 1992                         head(C)


 Name

    head - print the first few lines of a file

 Syntax

    head [ -count ] [ file ...  ]

 Description

    The head filter prints the first count lines of each of the specified
    files.  If no files are specified, head reads from the standard input.
    If no count is specified, then 10 lines are printed.

 See also

    tail(C)

 Credit

    This utility was developed at the University of California at Berkeley
    and is used with permission.