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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers cat to a file but retain header Post 302605671 by pludi on Thursday 8th of March 2012 06:53:56 AM
Old 03-08-2012
It's pretty simple with sed:
Code:
$ cat test.txt
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
$ sed -ne '3,$p' test.txt 
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5

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ttk::label

ttk::label(3tk) 						 Tk Themed Widget						   ttk::label(3tk)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NAME

       ttk::label - Display a text string and/or image

SYNOPSIS

       ttk::label pathName ?options?
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DESCRIPTION

       A ttk::label widget displays a textual label and/or image.  The label may be linked to a Tcl variable to automatically change the displayed
       text.

STANDARD OPTIONS

       -class		     -compound		  -cursor
       -image		     -style		  -takefocus
       -text		     -textvariable	  -underline
       -width

       See the ttk_widget manual entry for details on the standard options.

WIDGET-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
       Command-Line Name:-anchor
       Database Name:  anchor
       Database Class: Anchor

	      Specifies how the information in the widget is positioned relative to the inner margins.	Legal values are n, ne, e, se, s,  sw,	w,
	      nw, and center.  See also -justify.

       Command-Line Name:-background
       Database Name:  frameColor
       Database Class: FrameColor

	      The widget's background color.  If unspecified, the theme default is used.

       Command-Line Name:-font
       Database Name:  font
       Database Class: Font

	      Font to use for label text.

       Command-Line Name:-foreground
       Database Name:  textColor
       Database Class: TextColor

	      The widget's foreground color.  If unspecified, the theme default is used.

       Command-Line Name:-justify
       Database Name:  justify
       Database Class: Justify

	      If  there  are multiple lines of text, specifies how the lines are laid out relative to one another.  One of left, center, or right.
	      See also -anchor.

       Command-Line Name:-padding
       Database Name:  padding
       Database Class: Padding

	      Specifies the amount of extra space to allocate for the widget.  The padding is a list of up to four length specifications left  top
	      right bottom.  If fewer than four elements are specified, bottom defaults to top, right defaults to left, and top defaults to left.

       Command-Line Name:-relief
       Database Name:  relief
       Database Class: Relief

	      Specifies the 3-D effect desired for the widget border.  Valid values are flat, groove, raised, ridge, solid, and sunken.

       Command-Line Name:-text
       Database Name:  text
       Database Class: Text

	      Specifies a text string to be displayed inside the widget (unless overridden by -textvariable).

       Command-Line Name:-wraplength
       Database Name:  wrapLength
       Database Class: WrapLength

	      Specifies  the  maximum  line length (in pixels).  If this option is less than or equal to zero, then automatic wrapping is not per-
	      formed; otherwise the text is split into lines such that no line is longer than the specified value.

WIDGET COMMAND

       Supports the standard widget commands configure, cget, identify, instate, and state; see ttk::widget(3tk).

SEE ALSO

       ttk::widget(3tk), label(3tk)

Tk									8.5							   ttk::label(3tk)
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