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How Do You Get a Specific Line from a File Linux?

Alexander Ross • • 5 min read
How Do You Get a Specific Line from a File Linux?
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How do I go to a specific line in a file in Linux?

How to Display Specific Lines of a File in Linux Command Line

  1. Display specific lines using head and tail commands. Print a single specific line. Print specific range of lines.
  2. Use SED to display specific lines.
  3. Use AWK to print specific lines from a file.

2 авг. 2020 г.

How do I extract a specific line from a file in Unix?

To extract a range of lines, say lines 2 to 4, you can execute either of the following:

  1. $ sed -n 2,4p somefile. txt.
  2. $ sed ‘2,4! d’ somefile. txt.
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