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hattori.hanzo 10-27-2010 09:57 PM
Display file from line # to end of file
 
I know how to display contents at the end of beginning of a file or even at specific lines but how to you display a file from line # to the end of the file?

Thanks & Regards,

kbp 10-27-2010 10:06 PM
Code:
#!/bin/bash

startline=10
cat $1 | perl -nle "print unless $. < $startline"

hattori.hanzo 10-27-2010 10:07 PM
Thanks.

I just found out this appears to work also:

Code:
sed -n 'line#,$p' file
Where line# is the line you want to start from.

Update: Hmmm. This doesnt work in a bash script as $p gets expanded and errors out. Tried double quotes but no go. :-(

grail 10-27-2010 10:59 PM
Quote:
Update: Hmmm. This doesnt work in a bash script as $p gets expanded and errors out. Tried double quotes but no go. :-(
Actually $p would only get expanded in a script if you do use double quotes. Single quotes and it works just fine for me.

hattori.hanzo 10-27-2010 11:46 PM
Thanks grail but I am using a variable for the line number which is causing me the issue.

Code:
sed -n '$LINES,$p' file

grail 10-28-2010 12:29 AM
Well that changes things, so like whenever you don't want special stuff to happen, just escape it:
Code:
sed -n "$LINE,\$p" file


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