.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990 The Regents of the University of California. .\" All rights reserved. .\" .\" %sccs.include.redist.man% .\" .\" @(#)head.1 6.3 (Berkeley) %G% .\" .Dd .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.