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Get first line from a file

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Name: teognost
Date: January 8, 2007 at 05:55:29 Pacific
Subject: Get first line from a file
OS: WinXP SP2
CPU/Ram: 700 MHz/640 MB
Model/Manufacturer: Compaq

Comment:

I need to get from a file only the first line and to write it into other file-only using DOS commands.Till now I have managed to get the entire content of the file using a command like:
FOR /F "usebackq tokens=1,* delims=$" %%i in ("file1.txt") do (
echo %%i>>"file2.txt"
)
How can I take only the first line and not the whole content?
Thanks a lot for any info regarding this issue!

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Response Number 1

Name: IVO
Date: January 8, 2007 at 06:04:09 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

FOR /F "usebackq tokens=1,* delims=$" %%i in ("file1.txt") do (
echo %%i>>"file2.txt"
GoTo :OUT)
:OUT

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Response Number 2

Name: teognost
Date: January 8, 2007 at 07:47:44 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

Many thanks,it is working perfectly!!

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Response Number 3

Name: kazendar
Date: January 24, 2007 at 02:09:28 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

Please add && before GoTo (as && Goto)
or it will copy the whole file
Mr. Adel

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Response Number 4

Name: titto
Date: January 25, 2007 at 08:20:29 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

Hi guys, basically I have the same problem but what I need is to get only the last line.
Could anyone tell me something?
Many thanks for any issue and advice

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Response Number 5

Name: kazendar
Date: January 26, 2007 at 00:04:57 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

rem get last line
FOR /F "usebackq tokens=1,* delims=$" %%i in ("file1.txt") do echo %%i>"file2.txt"

Mr. Adel

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