have been trying to figure out a different solution then using the > > -i arg. Is there a simple way to just open each file, delete the 5 > > lines in place and close it(with no backup file), without getting > > into sysread, truncate, etc... > > Not really. What's the problem with using -i?
nothing really, just curiosity > > > > > cd dir_with_the_files > > for file in `ls .` > > do > > sed '1,5d' $file > $file > > done > > Really? did you actually try that? The shell will clobber the > file before > sed gets a chance to open it. I don't see how you could wind up with > anything but an empty file. oops, you are correct, should be: sed '1,5d' $file > $file.new but we still have not changed the original file, have we :-) Thanks Jim -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
