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# 1  
Old 01-14-2011
delete first 3 lines of files
I want just delete the first 3 lines of files,nothing else to do,
but
Code:
sed -i.bak '1,3d' *txt

seems very slow for huge files, and I tried sed -i.bak '1,3d;4q' *.txt, remaining only one line, is there any suggestion?
# 2  
Old 01-14-2011
Code:
 more +3 file

# 3  
Old 01-15-2011
thanks for your reply, but "more" take more time than "sed"
# 4  
Old 01-15-2011
Try this...
Code:
perl -i -pe '$_=""if 1..3' *.txt

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