head

 

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 HEAD(1)                        FSF                        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.
 
AUTHOR
        Written by David MacKenzie.
 
 REPORTING BUGS
        Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
 
 COPYRIGHT
        Copyright © 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
        This  is  free software; see the source for copying condi­
        tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
        or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
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.
 
 
 
 head (textutils) 2.0.14     March 2001                    HEAD(1)

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