head(1)



NAME

     head - print the first few lines of a file


SYNOPSIS

     head [-n] [file] ...


OPTIONS


     -n   How many lines to print


EXAMPLES


     head -6             # Print first 6 lines of stdin

     head -1 file1 file2 # Print first line of two files


DESCRIPTION


     The first few lines of one or more files are printed.  The default  count
     is 10 lines.  The default file is stdin.


SEE ALSO

     tail(1).