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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers How To Use sed To Remove Text Between '/*'? Post 302783675 by Korn0474 on Wednesday 20th of March 2013 07:55:17 PM
Old 03-20-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by alister
The following will work with the data sample you provided. However, it will not work with comments that span multiple lines. If you need something more complicated, you might want to look into using a tool that's familiar with the language in question.
Code:
sed 's|/\*[^*]*\*/||g'

Regards,
Alister
Alister, you're amazing. Smilie

Can you do me one more favor and explain the syntax to me so I'll know for next time?
 

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