head - Copy the first part of files
Synopsis
head [-n count] [file ...]
Description
The head utility displays the first count lines of each of the specified files, or of standard input if no files are specified. If -n is not specified, then the first 10 lines of the file are displayed.
If more than one file is specified, each file is preceded by a header consisting of the string "==> XXX <==" where XXX is the name of the file.
Options
- -n
- Display count number of lines.
Exit status
- 0 on success
- >0 if an error occurs.
Examples
To display the first 20 lines in the file "myfile".
head -n 20 myfile