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Old 11-08-2012
[Solved] Selective delete command
Hi All.
I didnt know how to put this question as but i want to delete my values following string_X but need to retain the data in it.
I hope the following might help me in conveying my doubt.
My sequence looks like this.
Code:
>string_1 CAJW010000001
WFGHHHHHHHHHHHWWWWWWWWQGGGGGGGGGGGGTTTTTTTTHYHYJUIKIKJNJNFDFDWAQAFTGYMNNNNNGQEEJEJEJEJEJRISISQLQLQLQQQQQFLFLFFOFOFOFOFOFF
>string_2 CAJW010000002
CCGCCGACCGCCCTCCCCCAACACGTAGGCCCCTTTCCCGAGCCTCTGCTTCATCTACACCATCGGTGACCCTCCGGGAGACACCCCCTTCCCACTTCCTCCCCCTCCGGCCACACTCCGGCCGCTGGCTGCACCTTGGCTCCGCCGCACGTCGCATCTGCCCGCTACGCTCCACAGCCA
>string _3 CAJW010000003 querm=1H
SDFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGTRTHHHKHHKHKHKHKQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRIRIRRIRREEEE
 >string_4 CAJW010000005 querm=3HS
SADFRVGJYKFKFKKKIREIWOOQOOEOEOEOEOEVNTTIDISISPPVPBEWEQMSII

I want it to look like
Code:
>string_1 
WFGHHHHHHHHHHHWWWWWWWWQGGGGGGGGGGGGTTTTTTTTHYHYJUIKIKJNJNFDFDWAQAFTGYMNNNNNGQEEJEJEJEJEJRISISQLQLQLQQQQQFLFLFFOFOFOFOFOFF
>string_2 
CCGCCGACCGCCCTCCCCCAACACGTAGGCCCCTTTCCCGAGCCTCTGCTTCATCTACACCATCGGTGACCCTCCGGGAGACACCCCCTTCCCACTTCCTCCCCCTCCGGCCACACTCCGGCCGCTGGCTGCACCTTGGCTCCGCCGCACGTCGCATCTGCCCGCTACGCTCCACAGCCA
>string _3 
SDFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGTRTHHHKHHKHKHKHKQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRIRIRRIRREEEE
 >string_4 
SADFRVGJYKFKFKKKIREIWOOQOOEOEOEOEOEVNTTIDISISPPVPBEWEQMSII

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I want to delete these values CAJW010000001,CAJW010000002 , CAJW010000003 querm=1H and so on but I want my next line to remain.
is this possible??
Thanks
Sonia
Last edited by jim mcnamara; 11-08-2012 at 10:44 PM..
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Old 11-08-2012
try this:

Code:
awk '/string/ {print $1; next} {print $0}'  inputfilename > outputfilename

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sonia102
# 3  
Old 11-09-2012
Code:
awk '/string_/{$0=$1}1' input.txt > output.txt

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sonia102
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Old 11-09-2012
Thanks for commands !! It worked Smilie though I myself was unclear with my question!!
Thanks a lot!!
 
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