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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
head - print the first few lines of a file
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>head</STRONG> [<STRONG>-</STRONG><EM>n</EM>] [<EM>file</EM>] ...
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>-</STRONG><EM>n</EM> How many lines to print
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>head</STRONG> <STRONG>-6</STRONG> # Print first 6 lines of <EM>stdin</EM>
<STRONG>head</STRONG> <STRONG>-1</STRONG> <STRONG>file1</STRONG> <STRONG>file2</STRONG> # Print first line of two files
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
The first few lines of one or more files are printed. The default count
is 10 lines. The default file is <EM>stdin</EM>.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2><PRE>
<STRONG><A HREF="../man1/tail.1.html">tail(1)</A></STRONG>.
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