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Print text from specific line number of an HTML file

I'm trying to find a way to print the text from a specific line number of an HTML file.

I've found ways to print the line numbers of a text search, but I want to do the reverse, printing the text of the line number, where the line number stays constant but the text there may change.

Solution

  • One way

    $ cat foo.txt
dog
bird
monkey

$ sed '2!d' foo.txt
bird

    In simple terms, if not line 2, delete