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NAME
head -- print the first few lines of the specified files
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USAGE
head files
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PARAMETERS
.ls files
The list of files to be dealt with, quite possibly given as
a template, such a "image*".
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.ls nlines = 12
The number of lines to be printed.
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DESCRIPTION
\fIHead\fR prints, on the standard output, the first \fInlines\fR of each
file that matches the given file list.  If the file list has more than one
name in it, a short header precedes each listing.
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EXAMPLES

1. Print the first 12 lines of each help file in the current directory.

	cl> head *.hlp

2. Print the first line of each help file.

	cl> head *.hlp nl=1

3. Print the most recently defined \fIset\fR environment definitions.

	cl> set | head
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SEE ALSO
tail, page
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