On Nov 4, 2011, at 7:56 AM, gylns wrote: > Hi, all > I want to empty all my contents but leave only with the headlines and the > properties, is there a fast way?
Make backup copies before you try this.... For one file: perl -ne 'print if /^\*+ / or /^\s*:PROPERTIES:\s*$/../^\s*:END:\s*$/' old.org > stripped.org For a bunch of files, with .bak backup copies perl -ni.bak -e 'print if /^\*+ / or /^\s*:PROPERTIES:\s*$/../^\s*:END:\s*$/' *.org HTH - Carsten
