HEAD(1) UNIX Reference Manual HEAD(1) NNAAMMEE hheeaadd - give first few lines SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS hheeaadd [--_c_o_u_n_t] [_f_i_l_e ...] DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN This filter gives the first _c_o_u_n_t lines of each of the specified files, or of the standard input. If _c_o_u_n_t is omitted it defaults to 10. SSEEEE AALLSSOO tail(1) HHIISSTTOORRYY hheeaadd appeared in 3 BSD.