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HEAD(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   HEAD(1)

NAME
       head - give first few lines

SYNOPSIS
       head [ -count ] [ file ...  ]

DESCRIPTION
       This filter gives the first count lines of each of the specified files, or of the standard input.  If count is omitted it defaults to 10.

SEE ALSO
       tail(1)

3rd Berkeley Distribution					  April 29, 1985							   HEAD(1)