02-23-2009
try tail +2
Some versions of unix will accept a tail +2 command to cut the file starting at the 2nd row. When done, concatenate your original and new files back together.
tail -1 file1 >file1.tmp
tail +2 file2 | ...commands... >file2.tmp
cat file1.tmp file2.tmp file1.new
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