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.TH HEAD 1 2/24/79
.UC
.SH NAME
head \- give first few lines
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B head
[
.BR \- count
] [
file ...
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This filter gives the first
.I count
lines of each of the specified files, or of the standard input.
If
.I count
is omitted it defaults to
10.
.SH SEE\ ALSO
tail(1)
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4b449e31 BJ	1	.TH HEAD 1 2/24/79
	2	.UC
	3	.SH NAME
	4	head \- give first few lines
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.B head
	7	[
	8	.BR \- count
	9	] [
	10	file ...
	11	]
	12	.SH DESCRIPTION
	13	This filter gives the first
	14	.I count
	15	lines of each of the specified files, or of the standard input.
	16	If
	17	.I count
	18	is omitted it defaults to
	19	10.
	20	.SH SEE\ ALSO
	21	tail(1)