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Query This CSV File on Linux
You are working as a system administrator and have been tasked with querying a CSV file using only the CLI (Command Line Interface). The file can be downloaded with the following command: ``` curl -O -L https://github.com/linuxacademy/content-intro-to-databases-on-linux/raw/master/demo.csv ``` Once the file is downloaded, you will query this file for the **Department** of the user with an ID of **3**, and the **Name** of the user with an ID of **2**.

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Challenge
Print the Row with an ID of 3
grep ^3 demo.csv
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Print Only the Department
grep ^3 demo.csv | awk -F, '{ print $3 }'
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Print the Row with an ID of 2
grep ^2 demo.csv
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Print Only the Name
grep ^2 demo.csv | awk -F, '{ print $2 }'
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