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# 1  
Old 05-07-2010
Modify Text File
Hi,

I would like to remove any lines from a text file that begin with #, or that are blank. How can I do that with BASH?

Mike
# 2  
Old 05-07-2010
Code:
sed "/^#/d;/^ *$/d" file

# 3  
Old 05-08-2010
try this
Code:
grep -v "^#" 2 |grep -v "^$"

Last edited by Scott; 05-08-2010 at 04:42 AM.. Reason: Code tags
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Old 05-08-2010
Code:
awk NF file | awk '!/^#/'

 
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