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Old 12-20-2012
Another one:
Code:
awk '!(NR%4-2){sub(/../,x)}1' file

sed:
Code:
sed '2,${s/..//;n;n;n;}' file


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Old 12-20-2012
Thanks everyone! Your awk and sed code(s) work great! I was trying my best with the little sed I know but never quite managed it.

Last edited by cs_novice; 12-20-2012 at 01:45 PM.. Reason: typos
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