HEAD(1) GNU textutils 2.0 (August 1999) HEAD(1)
NAME
head - output the first part of files
SYNOPSIS
head [OPTION]... [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Print first 10 lines of each FILE to standard output. With
more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the
file name. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard
input.
-c, --bytes=SIZE
print first SIZE bytes
-n, --lines=NUMBER
print first NUMBER lines instead of first 10
-q, --quiet, --silent
never print headers giving file names
-v, --verbose
always print headers giving file names
--help
display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
SIZE may have a multiplier suffix: b for 512, k for 1K, m
for 1 Meg. If -VALUE is used as first OPTION, read -c VALUE
when one of multipliers bkm follows concatenated, else read
-n VALUE.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for head is maintained as a Texinfo
manual. If the info and head programs are properly
installed at your site, the command
info head
should give you access to the complete manual.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright c 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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