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Old 05-14-2007
how to print 35th line from a file ?
Hi All,

I am a newbie.I hope I will learn lot here.
Thanks for buliding such a resourceful forum.

My question :

I want to print just the 35th line in a file ,
how can I do it , any smallest possible script please?
# 2  
Old 05-14-2007
Gridview,
See if this works for you:
Code:
sed -n '35p' input_file

# 3  
Old 05-14-2007
Code:
awk 'NR == 35 { print ; exit }' filename

# 4  
Old 05-14-2007
one more,

Code:
perl -e 'while (<>) { print $_ if ($. == 35 ); }' filename

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Old 05-14-2007
Hi Shell_Life,

Thanks for quick reply.

It worked !

could you please explain me the logic behind the implementation of the command ?
OR you can direct me to links/sources where I can read about it .



Quote:
Originally Posted by Shell_Life
Gridview,
See if this works for you:
Code:
sed -n '35p' input_file

# 6  
Old 05-14-2007
Code:
awk 'NR==35' file

# 7  
Old 05-14-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by ghostdog74
Code:
awk 'NR==35' file


This would still continue validating even after the 'n'th line has been selected and printed. Hence IMHO exit should be used ! Smilie
 
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