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UGU: Unix Guru Universe - Unix Tip #4378- March  7, 2025
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 Unix Tip #4378- March  7, 2025
 
LINE NUMBERS IN LINUX  
  
  
If you want a file with line  
numbers (say for printing).  
You can use the "nl" command  
in linux.  
  
$ nl file.c > file.c.num  
  
See man for more options.  
Normally nl gives line numbers  
only for non blank lines.  
  
To force it to give it to all lines  
use -ba option:  
  
$ nl -ba file.c >file.c.all_num  
  
  
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