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.TH LINE 1 "July 2002" "util-linux" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
line \- read one line
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B line
.SH DESCRIPTION
The utility
.B 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.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR read (1)
.SH AVAILABILITY
The line command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.