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Old 07-18-2013
Tools Removing the sas comment line using UNIX
I have tried a lot, Need your help guys.

SAS Program:
Code:
data one ;  /* Data step */
Input name $; /*Dec variables*/

I want to remove the commented part(/* Data step */) alone. I have tried using sed command but it is deleting the entire line itself. i need unix command to separate this and get the output as shown below.
Output :
Code:
data one ; 
Input name $;

Last edited by Franklin52; 07-20-2013 at 08:30 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
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Old 07-18-2013
What have you tried?
# 3  
Old 07-18-2013
try:
Code:
sed 's# */.*/##' input > output

# 4  
Old 07-19-2013
I have tried this code :
Code:
egrep -v '/|/' Comm.TXT> vvv.txt

Last edited by Franklin52; 07-20-2013 at 08:30 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
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Old 07-19-2013
Code:
 
awk -F";" '{print $1";"}' sasfilename

# 6  
Old 07-19-2013
Code:
sed 's#; */\*[^*]*\*/ *$#;#' input

removes /*...*/ after the ;
# 7  
Old 07-19-2013
Code:
sed 's# */.*/##' input > output

Thanks It would be great if u explain the code since i am new to unix . I have other pattern search in which i will implement the same.
Last edited by Franklin52; 07-20-2013 at 08:30 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
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