head(1) General Commands Manual head(1) NAME head - Print the 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 flags are mandatory for short flags too. SYNOPSIS head [-c|--bytes] [-n|--lines] [-q|--quiet] [-v|--verbose] [-z|--zero-terminated] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [FILE] DESCRIPTION Print the 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 flags are mandatory for short flags too. OPTIONS -c, --bytes=[-]NUM print the first NUM bytes of each file; with the leading '-', print all but the last NUM bytes of each file -n, --lines=[-]NUM print the first NUM lines instead of the first 10; with the leading '-', print all but the last NUM lines of each file -q, --quiet never print headers giving file names -v, --verbose always print headers giving file names -z, --zero-terminated line delimiter is NUL, not newline -h, --help Print help -V, --version Print version [FILE] VERSION v0.0.26 head 0.0.26 head(1)