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# 1  
Old 01-09-2007
Removing first line from output
my script gives 10 outputs continuously..In each output i have to remove the first line in the output.How to do that.

for eg : below is my output
0.00
1.00
5.00
0.00
7.00

i have to remove the first line of this output ie;0.00
# 2  
Old 01-09-2007
Code:
your_cmd | tail -2

or

Code:
your_cmd | sed "1 d"

# 3  
Old 01-09-2007
Code:
output | awk '{ if ( NR > 1  ) { print } }'

# 4  
Old 01-09-2007
Thanks both the commands work great
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