If you want to put line numbers in the output of a command; then feed it through the nl command. This will put the required line numbers there for you.
[john@deusexmachina]:~/Desktop> ls -hula | nl
1 total 452K
2 drwxr-xr-x 3 john john 4.0K Nov 14 10:46 .
3 drwxr-xr-x 46 john john 4.0K Nov 14 11:39 ..
4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 john john 21K Nov 13 20:53 ACME IT Solutions.odt
5 drwx------ 2 john john 4.0K Nov 14 10:46 Ghost
6 -rw-rw-r-- 1 john john 65K Nov 6 21:57 apache.jpg
7 -rw-rw-r-- 1 john john 2.1K Nov 14 10:46 commands.txt
8 -rw-rw-r-- 1 john john 322 Nov 2 19:21 commands.txt~
9 -rw-rw-r-- 1 john john 125K Nov 2 22:18 dash-magazines.jpg
10 -rw-rw-r-- 1 john john 644 Nov 14 10:46 dvrip.txt
11 -rw-r--r-- 1 john john 8.3K Nov 14 10:46 examples.desktop
12 -rw-rw-r-- 1 john john 317 Nov 14 10:46 home.desktop
13 -rw-rw-r-- 1 john john 151K Nov 2 22:34 me-tv.jpg
14 -rw-rw-r-- 1 john john 255 Nov 14 10:46 root.desktop
15 -rw-rw-r-- 1 john john 231 Nov 14 10:46 tmp.desktop
16 -rw-rw-r-- 1 john john 29K Nov 10 15:50 updates.png
17 lrwxrwxrwx 1 john john 48 Nov 13 20:53 |sdj_1.desktop -> /home/john/.e/e/fileman/favorites/|sdj_1.desktop
18 lrwxrwxrwx 1 john john 48 Nov 13 20:53 |sdk_0.desktop -> /home/john/.e/e/fileman/favorites/|sdk_0.desktop
19 lrwxrwxrwx 1 john john 48 Nov 13 20:53 |sdk_1.desktop -> /home/john/.e/e/fileman/favorites/|sdk_1.desktop
20 lrwxrwxrwx 1 john john 48 Nov 13 20:53 |sr0_0.desktop -> /home/john/.e/e/fileman/favorites/|sr0_0.desktop
[john@deusexmachina]:~/Desktop>
This command is the Linux equivalent of the route PRINT command on Windows. The route -FC command will print out the kernel routing table.
[john@deusexmachina]:~/Desktop> route -FC Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface default 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth1 link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 eth1 192.168.1.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 1 0 0 eth1 Kernel IP routing cache Source Destination Gateway Flags Metric Ref Use Iface cf-173-245-61-1 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 0 315 lo syd01s13-in-f5. 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 3 858 lo 192.168.1.2 kwaimuk.canonic 192.168.1.1 0 1 1 eth1 www-slb-ecmp-06 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 1 637 lo a184-84-221-32. 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 1 283 lo localhost deusexmachina deusexmachina l 0 0 1166 lo 192.168.1.2 achernar.canoni 192.168.1.1 0 0 552 eth1 192.168.1.2 alkes.canonical 192.168.1.1 0 0 364 eth1 192.168.1.2 cf-199-27-135-5 192.168.1.1 0 0 9 eth1 192.168.1.2 70.92.189.91.lg 192.168.1.1 0 10 36 eth1 hg-in-f125.1e10 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 0 626 lo syd01s13-in-f8. 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 0 39 lo syd01s13-in-f22 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 3 1830 lo syd01s13-in-f0. 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 0 18 lo 192.168.1.2 cf-173-245-61-1 192.168.1.1 0 0 11 eth1 192.168.1.2 cf-173-245-61-1 192.168.1.1 0 1 23 eth1 192.168.1.2 achernar.canoni 192.168.1.1 0 0 371 eth1 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1 0 0 1182 eth1 alkes.canonical 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 0 4 lo 123.104.233.72. 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 0 5 lo cf-199-27-135-5 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 0 524 lo kwaimuk.canonic 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 0 437 lo 192.168.1.2 alkes.canonical 192.168.1.1 0 0 275 eth1 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 il 0 0 1724 lo 192.168.1.2 cf-199-27-135-5 192.168.1.1 0 0 19 eth1 deusexmachina localhost localhost l 0 0 1181 lo syd01s13-in-f4. 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 3 2595 lo wordpress.com 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 0 19 lo 122-148-3-200.c 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 1 1177 lo syd01s13-in-f2. 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 1 100 lo 192.168.1.2 hg-in-f125.1e10 192.168.1.1 0 1 1 eth1 achernar.canoni 192.168.1.2 192.168.1.2 l 0 0 225 lo 192.168.1.2 mulberry.canoni 192.168.1.1 0 1 2 eth1 localhost deusexmachina deusexmachina l 0 0 1184 lo [john@deusexmachina]:~/Desktop>
This is what the output of the route PRINT command looks like on Windows 7.
C:\Users\flynn>route PRINT
===========================================================================
Interface List
15...00 13 46 3a 02 83 ......Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
11...6c f0 49 b5 e6 2a ......Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
20...08 00 27 00 6c 5a ......VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter
1...........................Software Loopback Interface 1
12...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
13...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
14...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
16...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
===========================================================================
IPv4 Route Table
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.2 20
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 192.168.1.2 276
192.168.1.2 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.1.2 276
192.168.1.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.1.2 276
192.168.56.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 192.168.56.1 276
192.168.56.1 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.56.1 276
192.168.56.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.56.1 276
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 192.168.56.1 276
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 192.168.1.2 276
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.56.1 276
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 192.168.1.2 276
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None
IPv6 Route Table
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
If Metric Network Destination Gateway
1 306 ::1/128 On-link
20 276 fe80::/64 On-link
15 276 fe80::/64 On-link
20 276 fe80::209f:983f:30e1:8283/128
On-link
15 276 fe80::e15a:52b6:dff:efe3/128
On-link
1 306 ff00::/8 On-link
20 276 ff00::/8 On-link
15 276 ff00::/8 On-link
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None
As you can see; the output is slightly different but still outputs useful information. There are some interesting commands on this page: http://securitron.securitronlinux.com/ubuntu-karmic.php my Ubuntu Karmic tips page.
And this is my Linux tips and tricks page with a nice set of tips on creating a custom Linux shell prompt: http://www.securitronlinux.com/my-linux-tips-and-tricks-page-part-1/.
I am a computer enthusiast that has always been interested in maintaining and upgrading computer hardware. I was born on a farm and lived there for 13 years before moving into town. I was always interested in technology and my father always gave me good encouragement for developing my knowledge and interest in tinkering with computers. He was using a computer on the farm but that was in the very late 80`s and late 90`s. Seeing what a computer could do always fascinated me and then I knew that is what I wanted to do. The first time I used Linux was Red Hat 6.2 installed off a single CDROM and I was amazed that you did not need to install any more drivers on my old Intel Celeron machine to be able to enjoy a nice 24BPP desktop and use the GIMP to edit photos and enjoy playing the old Linux games like Xbill. Then a while later I tried Mandrake Linux 9.2 and I was hooked. It came with so much software and was very easy to use as well. Then Mandrake Linux 10 and on through FreeBSD, Debian 3.0, Debian 3.1 Suse Linux 9.2, Suse 10 and onto the Ubuntu distributions although I am using Fedora Core 15 and the Gnome 3 desktop at the moment.