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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers trim leading zero in certain column in a string Post 302112906 by reborg on Sunday 1st of April 2007 02:30:25 PM
Old 04-01-2007
or other options:
Code:
sed 's/\([^0]\)0\{1,\}/\1 /g'

or
Code:
sed 's/\([^0]\)00*/\1 /g'

 

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SYNOPSIS
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