Maybe I didn't pay close enough attention, but it looked like you guys were using 'head' and 'tail' to output to a *.txt file leaving the original intact.
Yes, the end result IS the important thing. However, not saying exactly what you want to do leads to misinterpretation. Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mikkel L. Ellertson > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 11:50 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] automatic batch editing of files > > > Bill Shirley wrote: > > Ah, but in your original post you said "remove". None of > > the suggestions you received removed the lines; they just > > copied them to a different file. > > > No, they copied all but the lines she wanted removed to a different > file. In effect, creating a new file that is the original file with the > lines removed. I guess to complete the operation, we should add a line > to the script that deletes the original file... > > > > This is kinda like in the status line of some browers where > > it says "Transfering data from http://www.mydomain.com";. It's > > not transfering, it's coping. Transfering data implies the > > removal of the data from the original site after downloading. > > > > "Transfering files from the CD". lol > > > > Bill > > > It is all a matter of definitions. English is not a percise language, > so you get things like this... I think the end result is the important > thing here, don't you? ;) > > Mikkel > -- > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, > for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! > > >
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