#!/bin/bash
# Write a shell script that, given a file name as the argument will write
# the even numbered line to a file with name evenfile and odd numbered lines
# in a text file called oddfile.
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# This script is licensed under GNU GPL version 2.0 or above
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file=$1
counter=0
 
eout="evenfile.$$" # even file name
oout="oddfile.$$" # odd file name
 
if [ $# -eq 0 ] 
then
	echo "$(basename $0) file"
	exit 1 
fi
 
if [ ! -f $file ]
then
	echo "$file not a file"
	exit 2
fi
 
while read line
do
	# find out odd or even line number 
	isEvenNo=$( expr $counter % 2 )
 
	if [ $isEvenNo -ne 0 ] 
	then
		# even match
		echo $line >> $eout
	else
		# odd match
		echo $line >> $oout	
	fi
	# increase counter by 1
	(( counter ++ ))
done < $file
echo "Even file - $eout"
echo "Odd file - $oout"