On 2009-05-30 00:11, Darren Weber wrote:
> An example of how to remove a line with some search text in it.  Assume
> tmp.txt contains:
> 
> # BEGIN (not in file)
> abc
> def
> # END (not in file)
> 
> reinplace {$!N;s|^.*abc.*\\n||g} tmp.txt

Easier sed syntax to remove a line would be:

reinplace {/^.*abc.*/d} tmp.txt

Rainer
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