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Old 11-01-2016
Remove scpecial character from a file
I would like to delete a particular character (') in file.

I tried this command, but didn't work:
sed 's/'//g' file

My file contains these rows:
Code:
'eaa3b0e3f86b97a13f123302e1bc788f9':'FfdrTN\''
'ff368e9fb0982cf91237ef5456297bbb3':'jdcgr$x'
'5b829da203d0e53e49e632572bd9091a':']nzuerG'

and I want these rows:

Code:
eaa3b0e3f86b97a13f123302e1bc788f9:FfdrTN\'
ff368e9fb0982cf91237ef5456297bbb3:jdcgr$x
5b829da203d0e53e49e632572bd9091a:]nzuerG

Could you help me, please?
Last edited by vgersh99; 11-01-2016 at 11:18 AM.. Reason: code tags, please!
# 2  
Old 11-01-2016
Code:
sed "s/\\\\'/!=!/g; s/'//g; s/!=!/\\\\'/g" infile

# 3  
Old 11-01-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by rdrtx1
Code:
sed "s/\\\\'/!=!/g; s/'//g; s/!=!/\\\\'/g" infile

Thanks, but I got this error for your command:
Code:
root@SAMSUNG:~# sed "s/\\\\'/!=!/g; s/'//g; s/!=!/\\\\'/g" Downloads/file
bash: !/g: event not found


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Mod Comment Please use CODE tags as required by forum rules!
Last edited by RudiC; 11-01-2016 at 11:45 AM.. Reason: Added CODE tags.
# 4  
Old 11-01-2016
Code:
sed -e "s/\\\\'/#=#/g; s/'//g; s/#=#/\\\\'/g" infile

# 5  
Old 11-01-2016
Thanks for your help. It works...
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