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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers How to read a file without opening the file and delete last line? Post 302897322 by the_hunter on Sunday 13th of April 2014 07:04:40 AM
Old 04-13-2014
How to read a file without opening the file and delete last line?
I have file called "text". The contents are as below :

Code:
aaa
bbb
ccc
ddd
eee
ffff
ddd
hhhh
iiii

I want to read this file without opening and and delete the last line. How can it be done?
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 04-13-2014 at 05:53 PM.. Reason: code tags
 

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