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Name
head - output the first part of files
Synopsis
$ head [option...] [file...]
Description
Print the 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.
Arguments
file
: File to process
Options
-n
--number=NUM
: Number of lines to print (default 10)-b
--bytes=NUM
: Number of bytes to print-q
--quiet
: Never print filenames-v
--verbose
: Always print filenames
Examples
# Print the first four lines from README.md and precede it with a filename header
$ head -v -n 4 README.md
==> README.md <==
# SerenityOS
Graphical Unix-like operating system for x86 computers.