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# 8  
Old 04-17-2014
You can't overwrite an input file by redirection immediately - it will be erased when opening for output before anything has been read. Use an intermediate file.
Try (untested):
Code:
awk '$0 ~ PATT {P=NR+5} NR!=P {print >FILENAME".tmp"}' PATT=10000 *.txt

and then rename the temp files.
# 9  
Old 04-17-2014
okay..

even the following might work:
Code:
awk '$0~pat {n=NR+5} NR!=n' pat='10000' $1 > $2
mv -i $2 $1

and running the above by:
Code:
sh script_name file_name tmp_file_name

Right ?
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