3.8 Display Commands

3.8.4 head - display the start of a file

Syntax

head [options] file

Common Options

-n number number of lines to display, counting from the top of the file

-number same as above

Examples

By default head displays the first 10 lines. You can display more with the "-n number", or "-number" options, e.g., to display the first 40 lines:

% head -40 filename or head -n 40 filename