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Old 01-22-2001, 02:19 PM   #1
Mike_the_Man
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This may seem trivial, but I am trying to figure out how I can display a certain line in a file. I have been doing:

set myLine = 2

cat -n MyFile |grep $myLine[^0-9] | awk -F " " '{print $2}'

the cat -n numbers the lines in the file
the grep looks for a line that is specified in myLine
the awk just prints out the second column

But, it doesnt work I am doing this in a C-shell script. If I take out the variable and put in the number 2, it will work. It does not like the variable. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.


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Old 01-23-2001, 08:51 AM   #2
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#!/bin/bash
cat -n $1|grep -E ^' '+$2|cut -f2
# where $1 is the "file name" and $2 the line number
# cat -n format the output like this " 2\tthe line here"
# grep -E (ext. regexp.) will find space from the begining
# and then a number (your desired number line)
# cut -f2 will get the "field" number 2 (the line here)
# Hope this help
 
Old 01-23-2001, 10:24 AM   #3
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Thanks that worked perfectly. Thanks for the help.



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