BASH Lesson Tutorial - sed print requested line

[InfinitelyManic]

If you derived your initial approach from scratch then it's not necessarily a "bad' thing since it's a product of creativity using known facts (i.e., head and tail). Notwithstanding, I agree that making things simple is a good maxim in the long run; however, I am sure those simple tools were born from the complex.

[Ryghtstuff]

that was pretty helpful!! Need this information for a class, and you help me out!! THANKS!!

[metalx1000]

No problem. Glade I could help.