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Old 07-27-2009
Deleting lines using Sed
Hi All,

Please can anyone help me as am deleting a line in a file with the below script:

sed '/"$value"/d' redirects.virgin-atlantic.com.conf > olist

where $value is a variable where the pattern to be matched is stored.

I am not getting any error also but the line containing the pattern ($value) is not being deleted.

Best Regards,
Shazin
# 2  
Old 07-27-2009
what the $value contains?

Try:

Code:
sed "/$value/d" redirects.virgin-atlantic.com.conf >olist

if possible, post the sample file and requirement.
# 3  
Old 07-27-2009
Hi Anchal,

Many thanks it worked gr8....
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