@echo off

setlocal enableExtensions

for %%H in ("/h" "-h" "-help" "/help") do if /I "%~1" EQU "%%~H" goto :help

if "%~2" EQU "" goto :help

if not exist "%~1" echo file does not exist && exit /b 3

set /a "lines=%~2"

if not defined lines echo pass a number bigger than 0 for the lines to be shown&&exit /b 1

if defined lines if %lines%0 equ 0 echo pass a number bigger than 0 for the lines to be shown&&exit /b 2

;break>"%temp%\empty"

@@fc "%temp%\empty" "%~1" /lb %lines% /t |more +4 | findstr /B /E /V "*****"

;del /q /f "%temp%\empty"

goto :eof

:help

echo Displays first lines of a given file

echo.

echo %~n0 file lines

echo.

echo.

echo lines Number of lines to display.Must be bigger than 0.

echo file Specifies the file.