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Old 09-21-2005
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Code:
perl -pi -e '$_ = "" if ($. >= <start> && $. <= <end> );'

Where <start> is the first line you want to delete and <end> is the last line you want to delete.

eg:

Code:
perl -pi -e '$_ = "" if ($. >= 2 && $. <= 4 );' file

deletes lines 2 to 4.