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.Dd March 5, 2015
.Dt HEAD 1
.Os sbase
.Sh NAME
.Nm head
.Nd display initial lines of files
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl n Ar num | Fl Ns Ar num
.Op Ar file ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
writes
.Ar num
lines of each
.Ar file
to stdout.
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If no
.Ar file
is given
.Nm
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reads from stdin.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl n Ar num | Fl Ns Ar num
Display initial
.Ar num
|
.Sy N
lines. Default is 10.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr tail 1
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2008
specification.
.Pp
The
.Op Fl Ns num
syntax is an extension to that specification.