# behead

> Drop headers from a CSV.

**[Table of Contents](TableOfContents.md)** | **Source: [src/cmd/behead.rs](https://github.com/dathere/qsv/blob/master/src/cmd/behead.rs)**

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[Description](#description) | [Usage](#usage) | [Common Options](#common-options)

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## Description [↩](#nav)

Drop a CSV file's header.

See also <https://github.com/dathere/qsv/wiki/Transform-and-Reshape#behead>


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## Usage [↩](#nav)

```console
qsv behead [options] [<input>]
qsv behead --help
```

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## Common Options [↩](#nav)

| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; | Type | Description | Default |
|--------|------|-------------|--------|
| &nbsp;`‑h,`<br>`‑‑help`&nbsp; | flag | Display this message |  |
| &nbsp;`‑f,`<br>`‑‑flexible`&nbsp; | flag | Do not validate if the CSV has different number of fields per record, increasing performance. |  |
| &nbsp;`‑o,`<br>`‑‑output`&nbsp; | string | Write output to <file> instead of stdout. |  |

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**Source:** [`src/cmd/behead.rs`](https://github.com/dathere/qsv/blob/master/src/cmd/behead.rs)
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