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Old 08-16-2006, 01:35 PM   #1
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How to read a single line from a text file into a shell script.

How can I pull a specified line from a plain text file in a shell script?

Basically I need to pull line X from file Y.

Assistance please.
 
Old 08-16-2006, 01:57 PM   #2
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Hi,

Using sed is a possibility:

LINE_FIVE="`sed -n '5p' infile`"

Hope this helps.
 
Old 08-16-2006, 02:10 PM   #3
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Yup, that is what I need.

Thanks!
 
  


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