# Is there an environment variable that gives me line number and file?

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 18, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-an-environment-variable-that-gives-me-line-number-and-file/190385 "2010-06-18T23:18:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Xeno\_CSS\_Eskimo\_No](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/a9a28c/32.png) [@Xeno\_CSS\_Eskimo\_No](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xeno_CSS_Eskimo_No)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-an-environment-variable-that-gives-me-line-number-and-file/190385/1 "2010-06-18T23:18:58Z")

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External from the trace stuff that is. I just want the line number and  
file I’m  
in individually…???  
xc

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**Author:** ![Xeno\_CSS\_Eskimo\_No](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/a9a28c/32.png) [@Xeno\_CSS\_Eskimo\_No](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xeno_CSS_Eskimo_No)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-an-environment-variable-that-gives-me-line-number-and-file/190385/2 "2010-06-18T23:23:04Z")

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On 10-06-18 02:18 PM, Xeno C. / Eskimo North and Gmail wrote:

> External from the trace stuff that is. I just want the line number and  
> file I’m in individually…???  
> xc

I guess I’ve found ‘ **FILE** ’, so I just need some mythical  
‘ **LINENO** ’,  
whatever it’s actually called.

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**Author:** ![Xeno\_CSS\_Eskimo\_No](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/a9a28c/32.png) [@Xeno\_CSS\_Eskimo\_No](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xeno_CSS_Eskimo_No)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2010, 11:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-an-environment-variable-that-gives-me-line-number-and-file/190385/3 "2010-06-18T23:58:47Z")

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On Jun 18, 2010, at 5:22 PM, Xeno C. / Eskimo North and Gmail  
wrote:

> IPCC member  
> **LINE**

Rob B.  
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