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# 1  
Old 11-09-2005
delete multiple empty lines
Hi,
I need to delete the lines with empty name.

What is the best way to do it?

Thanks a lot for your help!


EMID MMDDYY HOURS JOB EMNAME
0241 051605 11.40 52062 someone
0520 051605 10.63 52062
0520 051605 10.66 52062
0520 051605 10.65 52062
# 2  
Old 11-09-2005
Code:
awk '{ if(NF==5) {print $0 } }' filename > newfilename

# 3  
Old 11-09-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
Code:
awk '{ if(NF==5) {print $0 } }' filename > newfilename

Code:
awk 'NF==5' filename > newfilename

# 4  
Old 11-09-2005
extra line in the file
Hi,
Thanks for the help.
I used it and also got an extra line at the end of the file:


[+pos1 [-pos2]] [-k field_start[type][,field_end[type]] [file...]


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