Command to remove First and Last line from a File


 
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Old 09-03-2009
Command to remove First and Last line from a File

I have a file from which the Header and the Trailer lines need to be removed. They are confirmed to be the first and the last lines in the file.

I have tried a few commands, but not successful yet. It needs to be implemented urgently, hence any help is greatly appreciated.

Raghu

---------- Post updated at 02:15 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:00 PM ----------

Just found out from another post in this forum, that the following command works perfectly:

sed -e '2,$!d' -e '$d' file

replace 'file' with your filename.
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Old 09-03-2009
Since you solved your issue, I will close the thread, thanks on keeping us informed
 
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