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# 8  
Old 05-19-2012
can't get the second bit of code to work

(btw the file's name is file

iMacAA:~ eldeingles$ sed -i "s/\[[^]]*/[ /g" file
sed: 1: "file": invalid command code f

...Smilie
# 9  
Old 05-19-2012
If you're using a Mac, then:

Code:
sed -i .bak "s/\[[^]]*/[ /g" file

(ps: you did the right thing sticking with Snow Leopard Smilie)
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# 10  
Old 05-19-2012
Yes, Oh, man! absolutely!
Thanx for the time you have saved me.
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