NAME
    head - output the first part of files

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

DESCRIPTION
    Print 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.

    -c, --bytes=SIZE
    print first SIZE bytes

    -n, --lines=NUMBER
    print first NUMBER lines instead of first 10

    -q, --quiet, --silent
    never print headers giving file names

    -v, --verbose
    always print headers giving file names

    --help display this help and exit

    --version
    output version information and exit

    SIZE may have a multiplier suffix: b for 512, k for 1K, m for 1 Meg.

AUTHOR
    Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
    Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
    Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
    NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
    The full documentation for head is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
    the info and head programs are properly installed at your site, the
    command

    info head

    should give you access to the complete manual.