2.7. shell:head, head

Abstract

displays the first lines of a file

shell:head [ --help ] [ -n numLines ] {[ path ] | [ URL ]}

Table 2.7, “shell:head Arguments” describes the command's arguments.

Table 2.7. shell:head Arguments
Argument	Interpretation
`--help`	Displays the online help for this command.
`-n`	Specifies the number of lines to display. Default is 1.
`path`	The path(s) of the file to display, separated by whitespace (separated by `-` for STDIN)
`URL`	Specifies the URL(s) to display, separated by whitespace (separated by `-` for STDIN)