1 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.012.
2 .TH HEAD "1" "August 1999" "GNU textutils 2.0" FSF
4 head \- output the first part of files
7 [\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]...
10 .\" Add any additional description here
12 Print first 10 lines of each FILE to standard output.
13 With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving the file name.
14 With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
16 \fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-bytes\fR=\fISIZE\fR
17 print first SIZE bytes
19 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-lines\fR=\fINUMBER\fR
20 print first NUMBER lines instead of first 10
22 \fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR, \fB\-\-silent\fR
23 never print headers giving file names
25 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
26 always print headers giving file names
29 display this help and exit
32 output version information and exit
34 SIZE may have a multiplier suffix: b for 512, k for 1K, m for 1 Meg.
35 If \fB\-VALUE\fR is used as first OPTION, read \fB\-c\fR VALUE when one of
36 multipliers bkm follows concatenated, else read \fB\-n\fR VALUE.
38 Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
40 The full documentation for
42 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
46 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
50 should give you access to the complete manual.
52 Copyright \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
54 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
55 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.