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Old 05-09-2008
csecnarf csecnarf is offline
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overwrite specific lines in a file
Hi all,

I am trying to overwrite some lines of a very big file.
I know the number of the line but I don't know how to point the cursor on its beginning. there is an option to notice the offset in lines?

thanks!