how to print a specific line number with cat

new_2_unix · 10-14-2007, 09:59 AM

hi,

with 'cat -n filename' i can see the contents of filename with the line numbers prefixed to it as follows:

1 Line One
2 Line Two

Is there way to tell cat to print just the line with number '2'? i saw the man pages and looked at some examples also but it doesn't seem to define it.

any ideas? thanks!!

The_JinJ · 10-14-2007, 10:22 AM

This would work

Code:

cat /yourfile | sed '3!d'

Replace the 3 with thte line number you need

EDIT

Or (more sensible)

sed '3!d' /yourfile

new_2_unix · 10-14-2007, 10:47 AM

that does it! thanks!