cut-head¶

Type:	command
Package:	prepDATA/1.1 — Conversion, Transformation and Plotting of Basic Data Files
Namespace:	&type1

Description¶

This filter displays the first count lines or bytes of each of the specified files, or of the standard input if no files are specified.

cut-head {options}

Bash equivalent: head -n {options}: manpages

File: manpages, Node: head, Up: (dir)

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HEAD(1) BSD General Commands Manual HEAD(1)

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NAME

head – display first lines of a file

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SYNOPSIS

head [-n count | -c bytes] [file …]

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DESCRIPTION

This filter displays the first count lines or bytes of each of the speci-

fied files, or of the standard input if no files are specified. If count

is omitted it defaults to 10.

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If more than a single file is specified, each file is preceded by a

header consisting of the string ``==> XXX <==’’ where ``XXX’’ is the name

of the file.

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EXIT STATUS

The head utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

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