how to display specific lines of a specific file

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are there any basic commands that can display lines 99 - 101 of the /etc/passwd file?

I'm thinking use of head and tail, but I forget what numbers to use and where to put /etc/passwd in the command.

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Hi,

Try using below command

sed -n '99,101p' /etc/passwd

-Regards

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thanks