.TH LINEX 1 "December 2, 1986" "\(co 1980 Gary Perlman" "|STAT" "UNIX User's Manual""
.SH NAME
linex \- line extraction
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B linex
[-ns] line-numbers
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I linex
extracts the named lines from the standard input
and prints them to the standard output.
Line numbers begin with 1.
Ranges of line numbers can be abbreviated with arguments
of the form #-# (e.g., 12-24).
Line ranges can be in reverse order
(e.g., 5-1 to reverse the first five lines).
.SH OPTIONS
.de OP
.TP
.B -\\$1 \\$2
..
.OP n
Number output lines.
.OP s
Silent running.
By default,
.I linex
complains if you request a line not found in the file.
This option turns off the warning messages.
.SH EXAMPLES
.nf
.ta 2i
linex 1 2 3 4	# lines 1 through 4
linex 1-4	# an abbreviation of the above
linex 4-1	# lines 4-1 in reverse order
linex -s 500-1000	# lines 500 to 1000, if they are there
.fi
.SH LIMITS
There is a limit on the maximum number of lines you can print;
probably 1000.
Use the -L option to determine the program limits.