sbase/head.1
sin 68ccf5c0eb head: Fix usage and manpage
-N is not a flag but rather a number specification.  Be consistent
and use -num to be consistent with -n num.  num is properly highlighted
now as well.
2015-03-05 08:16:56 +00:00

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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 obsolete
.Op Fl Ns num
syntax is an extension to that specification.