Deleting specific rows from a text file


 
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Old 08-03-2011
Deleting specific rows from a text file

How do I go about deleting specific rows from a text file (given row number)?
# 2  
Old 08-03-2011
In ed, to delete line 15:
Code:
15d
w
q

Regards,
Alister
# 3  
Old 08-03-2011
Thanks! Is there a one-liner that lets you delete several lines all at once?
# 4  
Old 08-03-2011
Is this what you want:
Code:
sed '5,7d' Input_File

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Old 08-03-2011
Hmm. Let s say I want to delete lines 8 25 26 50 59 65 and 66 from a text file? What is the easiest way to go about it?
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Old 08-03-2011
Code:
sed '8d;25d;26d;50d;59d;65d;66d;' Input_File

 
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