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From: bryanm@north.island.net (Victor Aker)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: sh command shell script writing. i'm stuck
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 96 14:19:40 GMT
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Keyword: sh grep cat
I am trying to import text one line at a time into a shell script that I am
writing, and having a real bugger of a time. I need to grab these lines one by
one, and explicitly state each time which line number it is (Only grabbing, as
an example, line 3 and line 3 only). So far, I have gotten this far:
tempuser=$(ls /home | cat -n | grep -G "$counter"
where counter is the number of the line. One problem, this output is giving me
the following:
3 ets
where I only need
ets
Any script gurus out there?
Victor.