uu-head1

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 options are mandatory for short options too.

Usage

head [OPTION] ... [FILE] ...

Overview

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 options are mandatory for short options too.

Options

-c, --bytes <[-]NUM>: print the first NUM bytes of each file; with a 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 a 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] [default: -]

Version

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0