I have a command that prints several lines and I do want to put

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Asked: June 15, 20262026-06-15T08:16:36+00:00 2026-06-15T08:16:36+00:00

I have a command that prints several lines and I do want to put the second line into a bash variable.

like echo "AAA\nBBB" and I want a bash command that would put BBB in a bash variable.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-15T08:16:37+00:00

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With sed:

var=$(echo -e "AAA\nBBB" | sed -n '2p')

With awk:

var=$(echo -e "AAA\nBBB" | awk 'NR==2')

Then simply, echo your variable:

echo "$var"

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