# FIRST v1.10 - copy first n lines

#### Revised 17-Jul-96. Copyright (c) 1996 by Rune Berg. TextTools Freeware.

Usage - Description - Options

### USAGE

first [log logfile] [option] n [infile] [to outfile]

### DESCRIPTION

first copies the n first lines of infile to outfile.

If infile has n or fewer lines, then first copies all of infile.

n must be an integer in the range 0 .. 2147483647.

If you don't specify infile, first reads from standard input.
If you don't specify outfile, first writes to standard output.
If you don't specify logfile, first writes error messages to standard error.

### OPTIONS

-v : Print version banner and usage info to standard error (or logfile, if given), then exit.

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