@table @samp
-@item -c @var{bytes}
-@itemx --bytes=@var{bytes}
+@item -c @var{n}
+@itemx --bytes=@var{n}
@opindex -c
@opindex --bytes
-Print the first @var{bytes} bytes, instead of initial lines. Appending
-@samp{b} multiplies @var{bytes} by 512, @samp{k} by 1024, and @samp{m}
+Print the first @var{n} bytes, instead of initial lines. Appending
+@samp{b} multiplies @var{n} by 512, @samp{k} by 1024, and @samp{m}
by 1048576.
+However, if @var{n} starts with a @samp{-},
+print all but the last @var{n} bytes of each file.
@itemx -n @var{n}
@itemx --lines=@var{n}
@opindex -n
@opindex --lines
Output the first @var{n} lines.
+However, if @var{n} starts with a @samp{-},
+print all but the last @var{n} lines of each file.
@item -q
@itemx --quiet