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# 1  
Old 06-29-2009
Print first and last line of a file
I need to print ist and last line of a file

My file having
Code:
abc
def
dfg
jkl
bnm

outout will be
Code:
abc
bnm



---------- Post updated at 11:24 PM ---------- Previous update was at 11:16 PM ----------

pls help me out. Can any one do this.
Last edited by Yogesh Sawant; 06-30-2009 at 04:53 AM.. Reason: added code tags
# 2  
Old 06-29-2009
have you tried head and tail command?

Code:
head -1 file #prints the 1st line of file
tail -1 file #prints the last line of file

# 3  
Old 06-29-2009
Can anyone do this..
Last edited by dattatraya; 06-29-2009 at 03:09 PM..
# 4  
Old 06-30-2009
Try...
Code:
sed -n '1p;$p' file1

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# 5  
Old 06-30-2009
in awk

Code:
awk 'NR == 1 { print }END{ print }' filename

# 6  
Old 06-30-2009
Code:
awk 'NR==1;END{print}' file

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