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bash:files:display_every_line_in_a_file_prefixed_with_a_line_number

BASH - Files - Display every line in a file prefixed with a line number

Print line numbers using a tab instead of a space.

awk '{print FNR "\t" $0}' filename

returns:

1	This would be the 1st line in the file...
2	This would be the 2nd line in the file...
3	This would be the 3rd line in the file...
4	...
bash/files/display_every_line_in_a_file_prefixed_with_a_line_number.txt · Last modified: 2022/06/13 11:10 by peter

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