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Old 04-23-2008
remove lines in text starting with . (period)
how can i remove lines from a text file starting with . (a period)
# 2  
Old 04-23-2008
try:
grep -v ^. yourfile > newfile

i'm on win right now and can't test it Smilie
# 3  
Old 04-23-2008
that doesn't seem to work. All i get is a blank file thanks though, if you have other suggestions i can test them pretty quickly
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Old 04-23-2008
grep -v "^." yourfile > newfile

' or " you have to try a little
# 5  
Old 04-23-2008
Hmmm....

I would have said:

grep -v "\." yourfile > newfile


Using a caret didn't work for me.

FYI: I'm using ksh
# 6  
Old 04-23-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Miller
Hmmm....

I would have said:

grep -v "\." yourfile > newfile


Using a caret didn't work for me.

FYI: I'm using ksh
but this takes all lines with a . in it and not only on the beginning off a line?
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Old 04-23-2008
Code:
grep "^\." file

 
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