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Old 02-23-2006
accessing o an exact line in a file
I want to access exact line in a file (sh script)

for example I have a variable input and I want to access input.th line in file. for example line 5 or 7.
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Old 02-23-2006
Your requirement is too vague. You need to provide more detail.
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Old 02-23-2006
Code:
awk '7==NR' myfile

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