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Old 08-23-2007
Remove Line that contains specific string

I am looking for a way to remove any line in a text file that contains the string "Mac address". I guess you would grep and sed, but I am not sure how to do this. Thanks for you help.
# 2  
Old 08-23-2007
MySQL

let us assume ur input is file1.txt

cat file1.txt | grep -v "Mac address" > file2.txt

this will create a new file file2.txt without lines containing "Mac address"

hope this will help you
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Old 08-23-2007
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Originally Posted by siddu_chittari
let us assume ur input is file1.txt

cat file1.txt | grep -v "Mac address" > file2.txt

this will create a new file file2.txt without lines containing "Mac address"

hope this will help you
no need for cat.
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Old 08-23-2007
found my own answer

sed '/^MAC address/ d'
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