printing first n lines in a file without using head

Shell Programming and Scripting
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i have to print first n lines of a file. how can i do that without using head command. for some reason i do not want to use Head. is there a way to get that result using awk or sed?.
i an using this on korn shell for AIX

Thanks..

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sed -n '1,n' p file

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sed -n '1p' file
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awk 'FNR < 3' file

First two lines.

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Thanks Guys...

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What a strange question. Are you setting up a headless server??

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Or it's just a homework assignment ...

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awk 'NR<=10' <filename>

head -n could be the best option.I don't know why you are so particular about not using head