Rewrote head to perservere when it can't open a file, and share code
with cat.
diff --git a/busybox.h b/busybox.h
index faad206..da17b8a 100644
--- a/busybox.h
+++ b/busybox.h
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
 extern char process_escape_sequence(char **ptr);
 extern char *get_last_path_component(char *path);
 extern void xregcomp(regex_t *preg, const char *regex, int cflags);
+extern FILE *wfopen(const char *path, const char *mode);
 extern FILE *xfopen(const char *path, const char *mode);
 
 #ifndef DMALLOC 
diff --git a/coreutils/head.c b/coreutils/head.c
index c232e11..92b43ba 100644
--- a/coreutils/head.c
+++ b/coreutils/head.c
@@ -26,17 +26,16 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-int head(int len, FILE * src)
+int head(int len, FILE *fp)
 {
 	int i;
-	char buffer[1024];
+	char *input;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-		fgets(buffer, 1024, src);
-		if (feof(src)) {
+		if ((input = get_line_from_file(fp)) == NULL)
 			break;
-		}
-		fputs(buffer, stdout);
+		fputs(input, stdout);
+		free(input);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -44,60 +43,54 @@
 /* BusyBoxed head(1) */
 int head_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	char opt;
-	int len = 10, tmplen, i;
+	FILE *fp;
+	int need_headers, opt, len = 10, status = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
 	/* parse argv[] */
-	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-		if (argv[i][0] == '-') {
-			opt = argv[i][1];
-			switch (opt) {
-			case 'n':
-				tmplen = 0;
-				if (++i < argc)
-					tmplen = atoi(argv[i]);
-				if (tmplen < 1)
-					usage(head_usage);
-				len = tmplen;
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "n:")) > 0) {
+		switch (opt) {
+		case 'n':
+			len = atoi(optarg);
+			if (len >= 1)
 				break;
-			case '-':
-			case 'h':
-				usage(head_usage);
-			default:
-				errorMsg("invalid option -- %c\n", opt);
-				usage(head_usage);
-			}
-		} else {
-			break;
+			/* fallthrough */
+		default:
+			usage(head_usage);
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* get rest of argv[] or stdin if nothing's left */
-	if (i >= argc) {
+	if (argv[optind] == NULL) {
 		head(len, stdin);
+		return status;
+	} 
 
-	} else {
-		int need_headers = ((argc - i) > 1);
-
-		for (; i < argc; i++) {
-			FILE *src;
-
-			src = fopen(argv[i], "r");
-			if (!src) {
-				errorMsg("%s: %s\n", argv[i], strerror(errno));
-			} else {
-				/* emulating GNU behaviour */
-				if (need_headers) {
-					fprintf(stdout, "==> %s <==\n", argv[i]);
-				}
-				head(len, src);
-				if (i < argc - 1) {
-					fprintf(stdout, "\n");
-				}
-			}
+	need_headers = optind != (argc - 1);
+	while (argv[optind]) {
+		if (strcmp(argv[optind], "-") == 0) {
+			fp = stdin;
+			argv[optind] = "standard input";
+		} else {
+			if ((fp = wfopen(argv[optind], "r")) == NULL)
+				status = EXIT_FAILURE;
 		}
+		if (fp) {
+			if (need_headers) {
+				fprintf(stdout, "==> %s <==\n", argv[optind]);
+			}
+			head(len, fp);
+			if (errno) {
+				errorMsg("%s: %s\n", argv[optind], strerror(errno));
+				status = EXIT_FAILURE;
+				errno = 0;
+			}
+			if (optind < argc - 1)
+				fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+			if (fp != stdin)
+				fclose(fp);
+		}
+		optind++;
 	}
-	return(0);
-}
 
-/* $Id: head.c,v 1.14 2000/09/25 21:45:57 andersen Exp $ */
+	return status;
+}
diff --git a/head.c b/head.c
index c232e11..92b43ba 100644
--- a/head.c
+++ b/head.c
@@ -26,17 +26,16 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-int head(int len, FILE * src)
+int head(int len, FILE *fp)
 {
 	int i;
-	char buffer[1024];
+	char *input;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-		fgets(buffer, 1024, src);
-		if (feof(src)) {
+		if ((input = get_line_from_file(fp)) == NULL)
 			break;
-		}
-		fputs(buffer, stdout);
+		fputs(input, stdout);
+		free(input);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -44,60 +43,54 @@
 /* BusyBoxed head(1) */
 int head_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	char opt;
-	int len = 10, tmplen, i;
+	FILE *fp;
+	int need_headers, opt, len = 10, status = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
 	/* parse argv[] */
-	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-		if (argv[i][0] == '-') {
-			opt = argv[i][1];
-			switch (opt) {
-			case 'n':
-				tmplen = 0;
-				if (++i < argc)
-					tmplen = atoi(argv[i]);
-				if (tmplen < 1)
-					usage(head_usage);
-				len = tmplen;
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "n:")) > 0) {
+		switch (opt) {
+		case 'n':
+			len = atoi(optarg);
+			if (len >= 1)
 				break;
-			case '-':
-			case 'h':
-				usage(head_usage);
-			default:
-				errorMsg("invalid option -- %c\n", opt);
-				usage(head_usage);
-			}
-		} else {
-			break;
+			/* fallthrough */
+		default:
+			usage(head_usage);
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* get rest of argv[] or stdin if nothing's left */
-	if (i >= argc) {
+	if (argv[optind] == NULL) {
 		head(len, stdin);
+		return status;
+	} 
 
-	} else {
-		int need_headers = ((argc - i) > 1);
-
-		for (; i < argc; i++) {
-			FILE *src;
-
-			src = fopen(argv[i], "r");
-			if (!src) {
-				errorMsg("%s: %s\n", argv[i], strerror(errno));
-			} else {
-				/* emulating GNU behaviour */
-				if (need_headers) {
-					fprintf(stdout, "==> %s <==\n", argv[i]);
-				}
-				head(len, src);
-				if (i < argc - 1) {
-					fprintf(stdout, "\n");
-				}
-			}
+	need_headers = optind != (argc - 1);
+	while (argv[optind]) {
+		if (strcmp(argv[optind], "-") == 0) {
+			fp = stdin;
+			argv[optind] = "standard input";
+		} else {
+			if ((fp = wfopen(argv[optind], "r")) == NULL)
+				status = EXIT_FAILURE;
 		}
+		if (fp) {
+			if (need_headers) {
+				fprintf(stdout, "==> %s <==\n", argv[optind]);
+			}
+			head(len, fp);
+			if (errno) {
+				errorMsg("%s: %s\n", argv[optind], strerror(errno));
+				status = EXIT_FAILURE;
+				errno = 0;
+			}
+			if (optind < argc - 1)
+				fprintf(stdout, "\n");
+			if (fp != stdin)
+				fclose(fp);
+		}
+		optind++;
 	}
-	return(0);
-}
 
-/* $Id: head.c,v 1.14 2000/09/25 21:45:57 andersen Exp $ */
+	return status;
+}
diff --git a/include/busybox.h b/include/busybox.h
index faad206..da17b8a 100644
--- a/include/busybox.h
+++ b/include/busybox.h
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@
 extern char process_escape_sequence(char **ptr);
 extern char *get_last_path_component(char *path);
 extern void xregcomp(regex_t *preg, const char *regex, int cflags);
+extern FILE *wfopen(const char *path, const char *mode);
 extern FILE *xfopen(const char *path, const char *mode);
 
 #ifndef DMALLOC 
diff --git a/utility.c b/utility.c
index df2515c..03d6497 100644
--- a/utility.c
+++ b/utility.c
@@ -1634,12 +1634,14 @@
 extern int print_file_by_name(char *filename)
 {
 	FILE *file;
-	file = fopen(filename, "r");
-	if (file == NULL) {
+	if ((file = wfopen(filename, "r")) == NULL)
+		return FALSE;
+	print_file(file);
+	if (errno) {
 		errorMsg("%s: %s\n", filename, strerror(errno));
+		errno = 0;
 		return FALSE;
 	}
-	print_file(file);
 	return TRUE;
 }
 #endif /* BB_CAT */
@@ -1719,6 +1721,18 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+#if defined BB_CAT || defined BB_HEAD
+FILE *wfopen(const char *path, const char *mode)
+{
+	FILE *fp;
+	if ((fp = fopen(path, mode)) == NULL) {
+		errorMsg("%s: %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
+		errno = 0;
+	}
+	return fp;
+}
+#endif
+
 #if defined BB_HOSTNAME || defined BB_LOADACM || defined BB_MORE || defined BB_SED || defined BB_SH || defined BB_UNIQ || defined BB_WC
 FILE *xfopen(const char *path, const char *mode)
 {