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Old 04-11-2008
sed remove
anyone out there knows how to remove pattern <random string> use sed?
# 2  
Old 04-11-2008
Removes string "random string" :
Code:
sed 's/random string//g' inputfile

Removes lines xontaining "random string" :
Code:
sed '/random string/d' inputfile

Jean-Pierre.
# 3  
Old 04-11-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by aigles
Removes string "random string" :
Code:
sed 's/random string//g' inputfile

Removes lines xontaining "random string" :
Code:
sed '/random string/d' inputfile

Jean-Pierre.
I have a file with many pattern like <...>
"random string" is just an example
I want to know how to delete every thing in between < and > also "<" and ">".
<first>a<second>b<3rd>
<4th>c
becomes
ab
c

Thanks
Last edited by jamwong; 04-11-2008 at 05:02 PM..
# 4  
Old 04-11-2008
Try :
Code:
sed 's/<\([^>]*\)>/\1 /g' inputfile

Jean-Pierre.
# 5  
Old 04-11-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by aigles
Try :
Code:
sed 's/<\([^>]*\)>/\1 /g' inputfile

Jean-Pierre.
Hi aigles,

Thanks for the code.
Sorry, I made a mistake in my example.
The code deletes < and > but it does not delete the content within <>. I'm having trouble to figure out how to remove <, > and the stuff with in.
# 6  
Old 04-11-2008
Code:
sed 's/<[^>]*>//g' inputfile

Jean-Pierre.
# 7  
Old 04-11-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by aigles
Code:
sed 's/<[^>]*>//g' inputfile

Jean-Pierre.
brilliant~
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