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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting sed - remove begin of line up to the third and including occurence of character Post 302939331 by durden_tyler on Tuesday 24th of March 2015 05:53:38 PM
Old 03-24-2015
With GNU sed:

Code:
$
$ chr="X"
$ str="one X two X three X four X five X six X over"
$
$ echo $str
one X two X three X four X five X six X over
$ echo $str | sed -r "s/$chr([^$chr]+$chr){2}//"
one  four X five X six X over
$
$ # =============
$
$ chr="$"
$ str="one $ two $ three $ four $ five $ six $ over"
$
$ echo $str
one $ two $ three $ four $ five $ six $ over
$ echo $str | sed -r "s/\\$chr([^\\$chr]+\\$chr){2}//"
one  four $ five $ six $ over
$
$

 

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tcamgr

TCATEST(1)							   Tokyo Cabinet							TCATEST(1)

NAME

       tcamgr - the command line utility of the abstract database API

DESCRIPTION

       The command `tcamgr' is a utility for test and debugging of the abstract database API and its applications.  `name' specifies the name of a
       database.  `key' specifies the key of a record.	`value' specifies the value of	a  record.   `params'  specifies  the  tuning  parameters.
       `func'  specifies  the  name  of  a function.  `arg' specifies the arguments of the function.  `dest' specifies the path of the destination
       file.

	      tcamgr create name
		     Create a database file.
	      tcamgr inform name
		     Print miscellaneous information to the standard output.
	      tcamgr put [-sx] [-sep chr] [-dk|-dc|-dai|-dad] name key value
		     Store a record.
	      tcamgr out [-sx] [-sep chr] name key
		     Remove a record.
	      tcamgr get [-sx] [-sep chr] [-px] [-pz] name key
		     Print the value of a record.
	      tcamgr list [-sep chr] [-m num] [-pv] [-px] [-fm str] name
		     Print keys of all records, separated by line feeds.
	      tcamgr optimize name params
		     Optimize a database file.
	      tcamgr misc [-sx] [-sep chr] [-px] name func [arg...]
		     Call a versatile function for miscellaneous operations.
	      tcamgr map [-fm str] name dest
		     Map records into another B+ tree database.
	      tcamgr version
		     Print the version information of Tokyo Cabinet.

       Options feature the following.

	      -sx : the input data is evaluated as a hexadecimal data string.
	      -sep chr : specify the separator of the input data.
	      -dk : use the function `tcadbputkeep' instead of `tcadbput'.
	      -dc : use the function `tcadbputcat' instead of `tcadbput'.
	      -dai : use the function `tcadbaddint' instead of `tcadbput'.
	      -dad : use the function `tcadbadddouble' instead of `tcadbput'.
	      -px : the output data is converted into a hexadecimal data string.
	      -pz : do not append line feed at the end of the output.
	      -m num : specify the maximum number of the output.
	      -pv : print values of records also.
	      -fm str : specify the prefix of keys.

       This command returns 0 on success, another on failure.

SEE ALSO

       tcatest(1), tcamttest(1), tcadb(3), tokyocabinet(3)

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