How about
cat log|grep -v -E [[:alnum]]'{2096}'>> log.bak
The issue is - will unix shell command be any more
efficient than a python script??
Also i used append because i gathered that the user
will not want to erase the previous logs. He is free
to use a single > if he does.
--- Alan Gauld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > About the efficiency, why do u need python at
> all...
> > How abt a simple shell command....
> > cat httpd-access.log>>log.bak
> >
>
> Because that would be a copy, well actually an
> append...
>
> cp httpd-access.log log.bak
>
> would be better!
>
> But the OP wanted to strip out long lines in transit
> not just copy...
>
> Alan G.
>
>
>
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