"Chris Mellon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> The minimum bounds for a line is at least one byte (the newline) and
> maybe more, depending on your data. You can seek() forward the minimum
> amount of bytes that (1 billion -1) lines will consume and save
> yourself some wasted IO.

But how do you know which line number you're on, then?


John
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