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(head invocation): Document --bytes=-N and --lines=-N.

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Jim Meyering
2003-05-14 13:58:13 +00:00
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@@ -2078,19 +2078,23 @@ The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}.
@table @samp
@item -c @var{bytes}
@itemx --bytes=@var{bytes}
@item -c @var{n}
@itemx --bytes=@var{n}
@opindex -c
@opindex --bytes
Print the first @var{bytes} bytes, instead of initial lines. Appending
@samp{b} multiplies @var{bytes} by 512, @samp{k} by 1024, and @samp{m}
Print the first @var{n} bytes, instead of initial lines. Appending
@samp{b} multiplies @var{n} by 512, @samp{k} by 1024, and @samp{m}
by 1048576.
However, if @var{n} starts with a @samp{-},
print all but the last @var{n} bytes of each file.
@itemx -n @var{n}
@itemx --lines=@var{n}
@opindex -n
@opindex --lines
Output the first @var{n} lines.
However, if @var{n} starts with a @samp{-},
print all but the last @var{n} lines of each file.
@item -q
@itemx --quiet