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daddy321 · 09-05-2005, 05:55 PM

Hi guys, I like to display/print a specific number from a file with unix command. how do I do that? (not in vi editor)

For example, all I know is line number...e.g.: 2314th line. File is huge like 3gig. I wanna see just one line. Which unix command(s) can show me that?

thanks

Big E · 09-05-2005, 06:04 PM

tail -2314 [file] | head -n 1

prodiac · 09-05-2005, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Big E

tail -2314 [file] | head -n 1

That'd pull the last 2314 lines of the file, and print the first one in that list. So I think you'd want to use that backwards, head -2314 [file] | tail -1

daddy321 · 09-05-2005, 06:25 PM

Guys. thank you so much. you saved me a lot. BOTH WORKS FOR ME!!

09-05-2005, 05:55 PM	#1
daddy321 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22	Unix Question.... Hi guys, I like to display/print a specific number from a file with unix command. how do I do that? (not in vi editor) For example, all I know is line number...e.g.: 2314th line. File is huge like 3gig. I wanna see just one line. Which unix command(s) can show me that? thanks

09-05-2005, 06:04 PM	#2
Big E Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 935	tail -2314 [file] \| head -n 1

09-05-2005, 06:25 PM	#4
daddy321 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22	Guys. thank you so much. you saved me a lot. BOTH WORKS FOR ME!!