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2 .TH HEAD "1" "March 2007" "GNU coreutils 6.9" "User Commands"
4 head \- output the first part of files
7 [\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]...
9 .\" Add any additional description here
11 Print the first 10 lines of each FILE to standard output.
12 With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the file name.
13 With no FILE, or when FILE is \-, read standard input.
15 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
17 \fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-bytes\fR=\fI[\-]N\fR
18 print the first N bytes of each file;
19 with the leading `\-', print all but the last
22 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-lines\fR=\fI[\-]N\fR
23 print the first N lines instead of the first 10;
24 with the leading `\-', print all but the last
27 \fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR, \fB\-\-silent\fR
28 never print headers giving file names
30 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
31 always print headers giving file names
34 display this help and exit
37 output version information and exit
39 N may have a multiplier suffix: b 512, k 1024, m 1024*1024.
41 Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.
43 Report bugs to <bug\-coreutils@gnu.org>.
45 Copyright \(co 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
47 This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
48 the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
49 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
51 The full documentation for
53 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
57 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
61 should give you access to the complete manual.