Trying to understand the dbf format of dbase lV, what was the function of a header in the file?

Answer 1

According to these (found from web search), header contains metadata. Software version, last update, record count etc.

http://independent-software.com/dbase-dbf-dbt-file-format.html
https://www.dbf2002.com/dbf-file-format.html

Answer 2

Thanks