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Head command -number

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Description

This is in a few other commands although 'head' could be the most famous: a command line argument is the number itself(i.e. head -100, head -575). As of right now, explainshell can't understand that(http://explainshell.com/explain?cmd=head+-100)

Thanks for such a great resource

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Reproduce the behavior using the linked explainshell URL and compare it with the documented head -100 and head -575 forms. Trace the command-line argument parsing for numeric options, then verify that these arguments are understood for head and the other affected commands.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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