Write a program that asks the user for the name of a file. The program should display the contents of the file with each line preceded with a line number followed by a colon. The line numbering should start at 1.

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Chapter 4. PC #14. Line Numbers (page 265)
Write a program that asks the user for the name of a file. The program should display the contents of the file with each line preceded with a line number followed by a colon. The line numbering should start at 1.
 

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Please enter the file name or type QUIT to exit:\n
quitENTER
 

Test Case 2

 
 
Please enter the file name or type QUIT to exit:\n
badfilename.txtENTER
File: badfilename.txt does not exist.\n
Please enter the file name again or type QUIT to exit:\n
quitENTER
 

Test Case 3

 
 
Please enter the file name or type QUIT to exit: \n
input1.txt ENTER
1: a\n
2: b\n
3: c\n
4: d\n
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