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12-06-2005
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delete a line based on first character of the line
Hi,
I need to delete all lines in a file which starts with "|" character. Can some one assist me? Thanks |
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12-06-2005
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Code:
grep -v "^|" oldfile > newfile |
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12-06-2005
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Thanks...That works
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