ladybird/Base/usr/share/man/man1/head.md

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## Name
head - output the first part of files
## Synopsis
```**sh
$ head [option...] [file...]
```
## Description
Print the first 10 lines of each `file` to standard output. With more than one `file`,
precede each with a header giving the file name.
With no `file`, or when `file` is `-`, read standard input.
## Arguments
* `file`: File to process
## Options
* `-n` `--number=NUM`: Number of lines to print (default 10)
* `-b` `--bytes=NUM`: Number of bytes to print
* `-q` `--quiet`: Never print filenames
* `-v` `--verbose`: Always print filenames
## Examples
```sh
# Print the first four lines from README.md and precede it with a filename header
$ head -v -n 4 README.md
==> README.md <==
# SerenityOS
Graphical Unix-like operating system for x86 computers.
```