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From: tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: How to add line numbers to a text file?
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Date: 30 Nov 90 22:55:51 GMT
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cat -n < infile > outfile

you could also use grep -n, sed, awk, or perl, with only slightly
more complexity.

--tom