import java.io.*;

/**

Source: http://www.abbeyworkshop.com/howto/java/readFile/ReadFile.java

*/

public class ReadFile{

public static void main(String[] args){

try {

/* Sets up a file reader to read the file passed on the command

line one character at a time */

FileReader input = new FileReader(args[0]);

/* Filter FileReader through a Buffered read to read a line at a

time */

BufferedReader bufRead = new BufferedReader(input);

String line; // String that holds current file line

int count = 0; // Line number of count

// Read first line

line = bufRead.readLine();

count++;

// Read through file one line at time. Print line # and line

while (line != null){

System.out.println(count+": "+line);

line = bufRead.readLine();

count++;

}

bufRead.close();

}catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e){

/* If no file was passed on the command line, this expception is

generated. A message indicating how to the class should be

called is displayed */

System.out.println("Usage: java ReadFile filename\n");

}catch (IOException e){

// If another exception is generated, print a stack trace

e.printStackTrace();

}

}// end main

}