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head ? output the first part of files |
head [OPTION]... [FILE]... |
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. |
Written by David MacKenzie. |
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>. |
Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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. |