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Old 07-23-2013
Remove line with specific character

HI

Input :-
Code:
Aog:0rt__dev_8
LAAXU24 vs.3
LAA40l0     **                              
LAAXU241    **

Output :-

Code:
Aog:0rt__dev_8
LAAXU24 vs.3

Delete the line with **
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Old 07-23-2013
Code:
grep -v "\*\*" file

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Old 07-23-2013
Hello Yoda,

Could you please let me know if this is possible through awk command also?


Thanks,
R. Singh
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Old 07-23-2013
Code:
awk '!/\*\*/' file

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