---
name: "rust-head"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rust-coreutils"
version: "0.0.30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rust-head"
---

# rust-head(1)

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. Mandatory arguments to long flags are mandatory for short flags too.

## NAME

head - 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.

Mandatory arguments to long flags are mandatory for short flags too.

## SYNOPSIS

**head** \[**-c**\|**--bytes**\] \[**-n**\|**--lines**\] \[**-q**\|**--quiet**\] \[**-v**\|**--verbose**\] \[**-z**\|**--zero-terminated**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\] \[*FILE*\]

## 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.

Mandatory arguments to long flags are mandatory for short flags too.

## OPTIONS

- **-c**, **--bytes**=*\[-\]NUM*

  print the first NUM bytes of each file; with the leading '-', print all but the last NUM bytes of each file

- **-n**, **--lines**=*\[-\]NUM*

  print the first NUM lines instead of the first 10; with the leading '-', print all but the last NUM lines of each file

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  never print headers giving file names

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  always print headers giving file names

- **-z**, **--zero-terminated**

  line delimiter is NUL, not newline

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

- \[*FILE*\]

  ## VERSION

v0.0.30