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Recursive grep matching only specific line number

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How can I can I find files that contain a specific pattern **on a specific line number** ? Let's assume I have a directory with a bunch of text files containing 3 lines, such as:
Title A
Category X
Description Y
How can I grep / filter every files that have Category X on line 2? How can I find files that have Title A as line 1? I looked at the grep man page, ripgrep and alternative but not sure you can limit the search of a pattern to specific line numbers.
Asked by Pierre-Jean (2279 rep)
Feb 13, 2022, 05:22 PM
Last activity: Feb 20, 2022, 02:07 PM