Printline

printline

Print a specific line number (or range) from a file or stdin. Requires sed. Accepts an optional second numeric argument for a line range.

Arguments

  • $1 (int): Line number to print (required)
  • $2 (string): Optional: file path (default: stdin)

Exit codes

  • 0: Success
  • 1: Missing sed, invalid line number, or unreadable file

Output on stdout

  • The specified line or range of lines