02-27-2007
Deleting text block in file
Need to delete a text block inside a file, that is marked with a start and an end pattern. Eg
do not delete
not delete
<tag1>
delete everything here
here
and here
and here...
<tag2>
do not delete
do not delete....
Believe sed is able to do this job but don't get it working.
Regards Andre
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NAME
delete directory - Deletes a directory
SYNOPSIS
cdscp delete directory directory-name
ARGUMENTS
The full name of the directory.
DESCRIPTION
The delete directory command deletes a directory. The directory cannot contain any object entries, soft links, or child pointers. The
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