Read a specific line from a file: Difference between revisions

→‎{{header|AWK}}: "Store line for future use".
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(→‎{{header|AWK}}: "Store line for future use".)
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<lang awk>#!/usr/bin/awk -f
#usage: readnthline.awk -v lineno=6 filename
FNR==lineno { storedline=$0; found++ }
BEGIN {
END {if(found<1){print "ERROR: Line",lineno,"not found"}</lang>
if (lineno==0) lineno=7; ## default line number
}
{
if (NR==lineno) print NR" : "$0;
}</lang>
 
=={{header|BBC BASIC}}==
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