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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.
Report
bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
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 © 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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