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Replace line of text in a file
I need to change the first line a file from
"HDR,{any_number}",,,,, where {any_number} is incremental for each file to HDR,{any_number} Can someone please suggest an easy way please Regards Col
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In the example I'm giving, I tested it with a text file name "file". You may need to rework this a little, but I think it might fit your needs:
cat file "HDR,56",,,,, "HDR,31",,,,,, "HDR,66",,,,, "HDR,59",,,,, sed -e 's/\"//g' file | cut -d, -f1-2 HDR,56 HDR,31 HDR,66 HDR,59 If you need to, you can redirect the output to a different file. |
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Cheers LivinFree
Your advise was correct and it now works a treat 
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