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yael
Asked: 2012-04-18 04:51:55 +0800 CST

nl command + number each line in a text file only from the third line

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I want to number each line in a text file on Linux/solaris by nl command

but only from the third line - is it possible ? and if yes please advice how ?

for example 

line1
line2
1 line3
2 line4
linux solaris shell shell-scripting

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer
    f=filename
head -2 $f; sed '1,2d' $f | nl
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