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# 8  
Old 08-19-2008
Computer
that's ok,

can you check the old and the new files.

old file will contain all the lines.
new file will contain 1 line minus than the old.

So, your correct output will be in NEW_FILE.

Note: no issue with the no of line in the files.
# 9  
Old 08-19-2008
Bug
That command doesn't work for me. It's pretty much just copying OLD_FILE to NEW_FILE. But it turned out I needed the last two lines because the last line of the file is blank.
I found this
Code:
sed 'N;$!P;$!D;$d' OLD_FILE > NEW_FILE

I very much appreciate the help.
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