Get the line number of every occurrence of a string in an ASCII file.

[tbtcust]

How do I get the line number of every occurrence of a string in an ASCII text file with minimal reads and counting each line?

I have an ASCII text file with close to 8 million records in it. I need to scan the file and provide the line number for every occurrence of a string.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[ChrisHirst]

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Chris.

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