On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 02:19:38PM -0600, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > I know this has come up before but what is the best > way to remove lines 5-10 and lines 16-20 from > a file using the console and a batch file?
In place? Put the following in a batch script: #!/bin/bash ed $1 <<!EOF 16,20d 5,10d w q !EOF Note that you need to work backwards so the line numbers don't change. -- "Exhilaration is that feeling you get just after a great idea hits you, and just before you realize what's wrong with it." -- Anonymous Rick Pasotto [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.niof.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]