Head(V1.0)               ARPTOOLS Manual               Head(V1.0)



     NAME
          Head - Display the first lines of a file.

     SYNOPSIS
          Head Files/... TO/K LIN/K BAN/S
          
     DESCRIPTION
          HEAD copy the first  lines of a file or some files to 
          the standard output or,if a TO argument is supplied, to
          a file. It is possibile to supply several file names with
          wildcards as well. If no input files are supplied Head
          default to the standard input (for use with pipes etc.)

     OPTIONS
          LIN
               This, followed by a number specifies how many lines
               must be displayed. Otherwise the default number of
               lines is 10.

          BAN
               This option will display a banner before the 'heads'
               of each file.

     EXAMPLE
          To display the beginning of any C source file in the current
          directory:

          Head *.[ch] LIN 5 BAN
   
     BUGS	
          None known.

     SEE ALSO
          Tail



























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