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line(1) [linux man page]

LINE(1) 							   User Commands							   LINE(1)

NAME
line - read one line SYNOPSIS
line DESCRIPTION
The utility line copies one line (up to a newline) from standard input to standard output. It always prints at least a newline and returns an exit status of 1 on EOF or read error. SEE ALSO
read(1) AVAILABILITY
The line command is part of the util-linux package and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/. 2002-07-07 LINE(1)
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