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diff --git a/bin/hlp/absln b/bin/hlp/absln
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# absln -- convert to absolute line
+
+test $# -ne 1 && { echo "usage: $0 line" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+case "$1" in
+'+'*)
+	test -z "${1#+}" && term=1 || term=${1#+}
+	expr `cat $EFP/line` + $term ;;
+'-'*)
+	test -z "${1#-}" && term=1 || term=${1#-}
+	expr `cat $EFP/line` - $term ;;
+.)
+	cat $EFP/line ;;
+*)
+	echo "$1" ;;
+esac