head.bat

@echo off
 
if [%1] == [] goto usage
if [%2] == [] goto usage
if [%3] == [] (
	set /a offset=0
) else (
	set /a offset=%3
)
 
call :print_head %1 %2 %3
goto :eof
 
REM
REM print_head
REM Prints the first non-blank %1 lines in the file %2.
REM
:print_head
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set /a counter=0
 
for /f ^"usebackq^ eol^=^
 
^ delims^=^" %%a in (%2) do (
	if !offset! GTR 0 (
				   set /a offset-=1
	) else (
			if "!counter!"=="%1" goto :eof
			echo %%a
			set /a counter+=1
	)
)
 
goto :eof
 
:usage
echo Usage: head.bat COUNT FILENAME [OFFSET]