FIRST v1.20 - copy first n lines

Revised 18-Aug-97. Copyright (c) 1996-97 by Rune Berg. TextTools Freeware.

Usage - Description - Options - Return codes


USAGE

first [log logfile] [option] n [infile] [to outfile]


DESCRIPTION

first copies the n first lines of infile to outfile.

If infile has n or fewer lines, then first copies all of infile.

n must be an integer in the range 0 .. 2147483647.

If you don't specify infile, first reads from standard input.
If you don't specify outfile, first writes to standard output.
If you don't specify logfile, first writes error messages to standard error.


OPTIONS

first recognizes the following command line options:


RETURN CODES

first returns with one of the following codes ("error levels"):


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