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Old 09-28-2005
Editing problem

Hi,
I want to do this:
original file:
a a hello
e e bye
becames:
a hello
e bye

I think this can be done with sed or tr, but I've already tried all the options and can't find the solution.

Thanks in advance
# 2  
Old 09-28-2005
isn't this somehow related?
# 3  
Old 09-28-2005
no, because I want to eliminate repeated text blocks.

Thanks for the other tip, it worked!
 
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