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# 1  
Old 11-24-2011
removing '[20]' from a file
Hey guys,

I'm using sed to remove
Code:
[20]

from a file and using either of this:

Code:
sed 's/[21]//g'|
sed 's/'[21]'//g'|
sed 's/'$(echo "[21]")'//g'|

but those are just deleting '1' from the file, could you please help me with that?
# 2  
Old 11-24-2011
expecting this ..
Code:
$ echo "test[20]" | sed 's,\[20\],,g'
test

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Old 11-24-2011
worked perfect, tnx Smilie
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