Annotation of src/usr.bin/head/head.1, Revision 1.1.1.1
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35: .Dd July 14, 1993
36: .Dt HEAD 1
37: .Os
38: .Sh NAME
39: .Nm head
40: .Nd give first few lines
41: .Sh SYNOPSIS
42: .Nm head
43: .Op Fl n Ar count
44: .Op Ar
45: .Sh DESCRIPTION
46: This filter copies the first
47: .Ar count
48: lines of each of the specified files, or of the standard input.
49: If
50: .Ar count
51: is omitted it defaults to
52: 10.
53: .Sh COMPATIBILITY
54: The historic command line syntax of
55: .Nm head
56: is supported by this implementation.
57: .Sh SEE ALSO
58: .Xr tail 1
59: .Sh STANDARDS
60: The
61: .Nm head
62: utility conforms to
63: .St -p1003.2-92 .
64: .Sh HISTORY
65: The
66: .Nm head
67: utility appeared in
68: .Bx 3.0 .