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SYNOPSIS

       head [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

       Print  first  10  lines  of  each FILE to standard output.
       With more than one FILE, precede each with a header giving
       the  file  name.   With  no  FILE, or when FILE is -, read
       standard input.

       Mandatory arguments to  long  options  are  mandatory  for
       short options too.

       -c, --bytes=SIZE
              print first SIZE bytes

       -n, --lines=NUMBER
              print first NUMBER lines instead of first 10

       -q, --quiet, --silent
              never print headers giving file names

       -v, --verbose
              always print headers giving file names

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       SIZE  may have a multiplier suffix: b for 512, k for 1K, m
       for 1 Meg.

AUTHOR

       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for  copying  condi-
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for head is maintained as a Texinfo
       manual.   If  the  info  and  head  programs  are properly
       installed at your site, the command

              info head

       should give you access to the complete manual.