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Old 01-16-2012
Remove duplicate rows when >10 based on single column value

Hello, I'm trying to delete duplicates when there are more than 10 duplicates, based on the value of the first column.

e.g.

a 1
a 2
a 3
b 1
c 1

gives
b 1
c 1

but requires 11 duplicates before it deletes.

Thanks for the help

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httppower is a helper program for powerman which enables it to communicate with HTTP based power distribution units. It is run interac- tively by the powerman daemon. OPTIONS
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