sbase/head.1
FRIGN 0f60227ea8 Remove judging word from head.1 and tail.1 as well
If it's obsolete, why include it?
No, the point here is that the ARGNUM-syntax has it's place among
us fellow neckbeards. Let's not degrade it.
2015-03-13 23:54:13 +01:00

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.Dd March 5, 2015
.Dt HEAD 1
.Os sbase
.Sh NAME
.Nm head
.Nd display initial lines of files
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl n Ar num | Fl Ns Ar num
.Op Ar file ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
writes
.Ar num
lines of each
.Ar file
to stdout.
If no
.Ar file
is given
.Nm
reads from stdin.
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl n Ar num | Fl Ns Ar num
Display initial
.Ar num
|
.Sy N
lines. Default is 10.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr tail 1
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2008
specification.
.Pp
The
.Op Fl Ns num
syntax is an extension to that specification.