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.\"     Title: line
.\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.20
.\"      Date: 2024-12-16
.\"    Manual: User Commands
.\"    Source: util-linux 2.40.4
.\"  Language: English
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.SH "NAME"
line \- read one line
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBline\fP
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The utility \fBline\fP 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"
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\fBread\fP(1p)
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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For bug reports, use the issue tracker at \c
.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "" "."
.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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The \fBline\fP command is part of the util\-linux package which can be downloaded from \c
.URL "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util\-linux/" "Linux Kernel Archive" "."