Read Info From Second Line 1

[harwooddale]

Hi,
I have a file which is the output from a directory.
i need to select the file name from the second line in the file.
I know how to get it if it is on the first ie first_file=`head -1 $listfile`
but not the second.

Help Gratefully Appreciated

 

[marsd]

sed -n '2p' filename
awk ' {if (NR == 2) {print}}' filename

 

[harwooddale]

Both work Great.

Thank you very much!!!

 

[pmurray99]

you can use head...

head -2 $listfile |tail -1

 

[Ygor]

Or just...

awk NR==2 filename