HEAD("1") manual page

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## 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 © 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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