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.\"	@(#)head.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
.\" %FreeBSD: src/usr.bin/head/head.1,v 1.4.2.6 2002/07/15 06:33:12 keramida Exp %
.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd June 6, 1993
.Dt HEAD 1
.Os
.Sh 名称
.Nm head
.Nd ファイルの先頭の数行を表示する
.Sh 書式
.Nm
.Op Fl n Ar count | Fl c Ar bytes
.Op Ar
.Sh 解説
フィルタ
.Nm
は、fileが指定されていればそのファイルを、指定されていなければ標準入力を読み
込み、先頭から
.Ar count
で指定された行数だけ、もしくは
.Ar bytes
だけ表示します。
.Ar count
が指定されていなかった場合は、デフォルトの 10 行を表示します。
.Pp
複数のファイルが指定された場合は、
.Dq ==> XXX <==
という形式の文字列からなるヘッダを付けられます。ここで、
.Dq XXX
は、ファイル名です。
.Sh 診断
.Ex -std
.Sh 関連項目
.Xr tail 1
.Sh 歴史
.Nm
ユーティリティは
PWB UNIX
から登場しました。