LINE v1.3 - print specified line in a file ========================================== Initial version by Paul Gallagher 1995. This REXX script is hereby placed in the public domain. Any changes should be adequately documented, and authorship notices of prior versions retained. As a courtesy, please e-mail modified files to previous authors. Contents of this file: * Version History * Contacting the authors * System Requirements * About LINE * Using LINE Version History =============== 95.03.09 : v1.3 - initial release, published in EDM/2 Vol 3 No 3 "REXX, the developer's best friend" Contacting the Authors ====================== Paul Gallagher: Internet (paulpg@ibm.net) Telephone: +61-3-566-1023. System Requirements =================== LINE requires REXX to be properly installed on your system. About LINE ========== This is the good old "print line number x" program (it actually prints line "x" and the 3 lines before and after). Using LINE ========== Getting help: LINE /? Usage: LINE n Where: n is the targetted line number Prints a specified line number, along with the preceeding and following 3 lines of a file that is piped into the standard input stream Example: [C:\]type config.sys | line 5 2: PROTSHELL=C:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE 3: SET USER_INI=C:\OS2\OS2.INI 4: SET SYSTEM_INI=C:\OS2\OS2SYS.INI *5: SET OS2_SHELL=C:\OS2\CMD.EXE 6: SET AUTOSTART=TASKLIST,FOLDERS,LAUNCHPAD 7: SET RUNWORKPLACE=C:\OS2\PMSHELL.EXE 8: SET COMSPEC=C:\OS2\CMD.EXE