| LINE(1) | User Commands | LINE(1) |
NAME¶
line - read one line
SYNOPSIS¶
line [-h|-V]
DESCRIPTION¶
The utility 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.
OPTIONS¶
-h, --help
Display help text and exit.
-V, --version
Display version and exit.
SEE ALSO¶
read(1p)
REPORTING BUGS¶
For bug reports, use the issue tracker <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.
AVAILABILITY¶
The line command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.
| 2026-06-16 | util-linux 2.42.2 |