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+/*
+ * head.c - copy the first part of files
+ *
+ * Version: 2008-1.01
+ * Build: c89 -o head head.c
+ * Source: <http://pdcore.sourceforge.net/>
+ * Spec: <http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/head.html>
+ *
+ * This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain,
+ * provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied. See the
+ * file UNLICENSE and the website <http://unlicense.org> for further details.
+ */
+
+
+#define _POSIX_SOURCE
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <locale.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#define USAGE "usage: head [-n number] [file ...]\n"
+#define BUFSIZE 4096
+
+static long ctol(char *s);
+static void headfile(int fd, char *fn, int lines);
+static void error(char *s);
+
+static int exitstatus;
+
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+ extern int opterr, optind;
+ extern char *optarg;
+ int c, fd, many, first;
+ char *fn;
+ long lines = 10;
+
+ setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+ opterr = 0;
+
+ while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "n:")) != -1)
+ switch (c)
+ {
+ case 'n':
+ if (*optarg && (lines = ctol(optarg)) > 0)
+ break;
+ /* else fall through */
+ default:
+ fprintf(stderr, USAGE);
+ exit(1);
+ }
+
+ if (optind >= argc)
+ headfile(STDIN_FILENO, "stdin", lines);
+ else
+ {
+ many = (optind + 1 < argc) ? 1 : 0;
+ first = 1;
+
+ while (optind < argc)
+ {
+ fn = argv[optind++];
+
+ if (many)
+ {
+ if (first)
+ first = 0;
+ else
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("==> %s <==\n", fn);
+ }
+
+ if (strcmp(fn, "-") == 0)
+ headfile(STDIN_FILENO, "stdin", lines);
+ else
+ if ((fd = open(fn, O_RDONLY)) == -1)
+ error(fn);
+ else
+ {
+ headfile(fd, fn, lines);
+ if (close(fd) == -1)
+ error(fn);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ return(exitstatus);
+}
+
+
+long ctol(char *s)
+{
+ int badch = 0;
+ char *c = s;
+
+ /* only copes with non-zero, optionally signed, */
+ /* decimal integers; that's all we need */
+ if (! (isdigit(*c) || *c == '+' || *c == '-'))
+ badch = 1;
+ else
+ for (c++; *c; c++)
+ if (! isdigit(*c))
+ badch = 1;
+
+ return (badch ? 0 : atol(s));
+}
+
+
+void headfile(int fd, char *fn, int lines)
+{
+ unsigned char buf[BUFSIZE], *c;
+ ssize_t n, o;
+
+ while (lines)
+ {
+ if ((n = read(fd, buf, BUFSIZE)) <= 0)
+ break;
+
+ for (c = buf; lines && c < (buf + n); c++)
+ if (*c == '\n')
+ lines--;
+
+ o = lines ? n : c - buf;
+ if (write(STDOUT_FILENO, buf, (size_t)o) != o)
+ {
+ error("stdout");
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (n < 0)
+ error(fn);
+}
+
+
+void error(char *s)
+{
+ fprintf(stderr, "head: %s: %s\n", s, strerror(errno));
+ exitstatus = 1;
+}