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.\"     @(#)head.1	6.4 (Berkeley) 7/24/90
.\"
.Dd July 24, 1990
.Os BSD 4.4
.Dt HEAD 1
.Sh NAME
.Nm head
.Nd give first few lines
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm head
.Oo
.Op Fl Ar count
.Oo
.Ar
.Sh DESCRIPTION
This filter gives the first
.Ar count
lines of each of the specified files, or of the standard input.
If
.Ar count
is omitted it defaults to
10.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr tail 1
.Sh HISTORY
.Nm head
appeared in 3 BSD.
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493050ef	2	.\" All rights reserved.
25977670	3	.\"
1c15e888 C	4	.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided
	5	.\" that: (1) source distributions retain this entire copyright notice and
	6	.\" comment, and (2) distributions including binaries display the following
	7	.\" acknowledgement: ``This product includes software developed by the
	8	.\" University of California, Berkeley and its contributors'' in the
	9	.\" documentation or other materials provided with the distribution and in
	10	.\" all advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software.
	11	.\" Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may
	12	.\" be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
	13	.\" specific prior written permission.
	14	.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
	15	.\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
	16	.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
25977670	17	.\"
1c15e888	18	.\" @(#)head.1 6.4 (Berkeley) 7/24/90
493050ef	19	.\"
1c15e888	20	.Dd July 24, 1990
d9d7a9f0 CL	21	.Os BSD 4.4
	22	.Dt HEAD 1
	23	.Sh NAME
	24	.Nm head
	25	.Nd give first few lines
	26	.Sh SYNOPSIS
	27	.Nm head
	28	.Oo
	29	.Op Fl Ar count
	30	.Oo
	31	.Ar
	32	.Sh DESCRIPTION
25977670	33	This filter gives the first
d9d7a9f0	34	.Ar count
25977670 KM	35	lines of each of the specified files, or of the standard input.
25977670 KM	36	If
d9d7a9f0	37	.Ar count
25977670 KM	38	is omitted it defaults to
25977670 KM	39	10.
d9d7a9f0 CL	40	.Sh SEE ALSO
	41	.Xr tail 1
	42	.Sh HISTORY
	43	.Nm head
	44	appeared in 3 BSD.