02-11-2002
Reading Particular Line From A File in Unix
Can any u pls tell me :-
I want to read a particular line from a file, say line no. 10.
This can be done by using awk..but that method I think, is inefficient.
Is there any direct command for this?
Thanks
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SYNOPSIS
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