Quoting Ben Coffman : > Is there a command line argument that lets you grab a particular line from > from a text file in Linux or Unix? > > Thanks, > > Ben > You can use head/tail to do that. Say you want line 4: head --lines=4 filename | tail --lines=1 JD -- JD Austin Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC Internet Hosting and Consulting email: jd@twingeckos.com http://www.twingeckos.com phone/fax: 480.344.2640 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss