sed script to delete the last word after a last pattern match


 
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Old 04-08-2019
To delete from the 2nd last / , you can apply the s command twice,
or repeat the expression before the $ (end of line anchor).
The following has the expression wrapped in \( \) followed by \{2\} that repeats it 2 times
Code:
sed 's|\(/[^/]*\)\{2\}$||' filename

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