LINE(1) User Commands LINE(1)
NAME
line - read one line
SYNOPSIS
line
DESCRIPTION
The utility line copies one line (up to a newline) from standard input to standard output.
It always prints at least a newline and returns an exit status of 1 on EOF or read error.
SEE ALSO
read(1)
AVAILABILITY
The line command is part of the util-linux package and is available from ftp://ftp.ker‐
nel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
util-linux July 2002 LINE(1)
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