awk '$0 ~ str{print b}{b=$0}' str="findme" path_to_file
with this I can get the line before the found string’s line.
How can I print its line number?
awk ‘$0 ~ str{print b}{b=$0}’ str=findme path_to_file with this I can get the line
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awk '$0 ~ str{print b}{b=$0}' str="findme" path_to_file
with this I can get the line before the found string’s line.
How can I print its line number?
Use
NRto get the current line (record) number: