Hi All, No strictly on topic but can anyone think of a better way to print out line x of a file in Shell Script. Best I have so far is (in pseudo code) cat /tmp/file | head -$x | tail -$x+1 Anything better or a perl one liner? Cheers Rus -- www: http://jvds.com | Virtual Servers from just $15/mo MSNM: support@jvds.com | Totally Customizable Technology e: rghf@jvds.com | FreeBSD & Linux 10% donation to FreeBSD.org on each purchase