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.th HEAD VI 8/24/77
.sh NAME
head \- give first few lines of a stream
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd head
[
\fB\-\fRcount
] [
file ...
]
.sh DESCRIPTION
This filter gives the first
.it count
lines of each of the specified files, or of the standard input.
If
.it count
is omitted it defaults to
10.
.sh SEE\ ALSO
linerm (VI), tail(VI)
.sh AUTHOR
William Joy
.sh BUGS
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bb3f0319 BJ	1	.th HEAD VI 8/24/77
	2	.sh NAME
	3	head \- give first few lines of a stream
	4	.sh SYNOPSIS
	5	.bd head
	6	[
	7	\fB\-\fRcount
	8	] [
	9	file ...
	10	]
	11	.sh DESCRIPTION
	12	This filter gives the first
	13	.it count
	14	lines of each of the specified files, or of the standard input.
	15	If
	16	.it count
	17	is omitted it defaults to
	18	10.
	19	.sh SEE\ ALSO
	20	linerm (VI), tail(VI)
	21	.sh AUTHOR
	22	William Joy
	23	.sh BUGS