The "print lines by number" was there because earlier versions of ack had a `--line=N` feature, where you could say "ack --line=15-18" and print those four lines. I dropped it because it was hardly any better than using sed.
If you've got suggestions on improvements, please submit an issue. I'd love to hear them.
If you've got suggestions on improvements, please submit an issue. I'd love to hear them.
https://github.com/beyondgrep/website/issues