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rated 0 times [ 3] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 6764 / 1 Year ago, tue, march 7, 2023, 12:52:55

I would like to know is it possible to copy line number 7,8,9 and 17,18 of one text file to another one?

Thanks much in advance!!!

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answered 1 Year ago ingsta · Accepted Answer

You can use sed (stream editor) to selectively print lines by number e.g.

sed -n '7,9p;17,18p' oldfile > newfile