printing lines of a file

[fathead]

I am taking inventory using a handheld device that uploads the barcodes to a file. When I import the barcodes the software tells me what line had an error. I need to print the lines in this file that have an error. So I need some sort of script that will parse the file for the lines I want printed, then print them. Any suggestions?

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[PHV]

In the awk man page pay attention to the builtin variable NR

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[lorel]

Another way to do it, if the error message has a unique word you can lock on is by using the 'grep' command.

good luck

Joe