How do I save some lines but not all?
In Terminal how do I save lines 3, 4 and 5 from an existing file to a new file in a single command?
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In Terminal how do I save lines 3, 4 and 5 from an existing file to a new file in a single command?
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In Terminal how do I save lines 3, 4 and 5 from an existing file to a new file in a single command?
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In Terminal how do I save lines 3, 4 and 5 from an existing file to a new file in a single command?
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One way to do this is sed. See How to print particular line number by using sed command, for example:
sed -n '3,5 p' < infile.txt > outfile.txt
By default, sed prints all lines it encounters, so we suppress that with the -n switch and then select the lines 3 to 5 for printing.
There are numerous other ways (e.g. awk) and I'm pretty sure there will be more answers soon to reflect that.
answered Nov 11 '18 at 15:09
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For lines that are not in continuation:
sed -n -e 2p -e 4p -e 6p < infile.txt > outfile.txt
answered Nov 11 '18 at 16:34
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You can also just use semicolons to separatesedcommands:sed -n '2p;4p;6p' file > new
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One way to do this is sed. See How to print particular line number by using sed command, for example:
sed -n '3,5 p' < infile.txt > outfile.txt
By default, sed prints all lines it encounters, so we suppress that with the -n switch and then select the lines 3 to 5 for printing.
There are numerous other ways (e.g. awk) and I'm pretty sure there will be more answers soon to reflect that.
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One way to do this is sed. See How to print particular line number by using sed command, for example:
sed -n '3,5 p' < infile.txt > outfile.txt
By default, sed prints all lines it encounters, so we suppress that with the -n switch and then select the lines 3 to 5 for printing.
There are numerous other ways (e.g. awk) and I'm pretty sure there will be more answers soon to reflect that.
answered Nov 11 '18 at 15:09
PerlDuckPerlDuck
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One way to do this is sed. See How to print particular line number by using sed command, for example:
sed -n '3,5 p' < infile.txt > outfile.txt
By default, sed prints all lines it encounters, so we suppress that with the -n switch and then select the lines 3 to 5 for printing.
There are numerous other ways (e.g. awk) and I'm pretty sure there will be more answers soon to reflect that.
answered Nov 11 '18 at 15:09
PerlDuckPerlDuck
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One way to do this is sed. See How to print particular line number by using sed command, for example:
sed -n '3,5 p' < infile.txt > outfile.txt
By default, sed prints all lines it encounters, so we suppress that with the -n switch and then select the lines 3 to 5 for printing.
There are numerous other ways (e.g. awk) and I'm pretty sure there will be more answers soon to reflect that.
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PerlDuckPerlDuck
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For lines that are not in continuation:
sed -n -e 2p -e 4p -e 6p < infile.txt > outfile.txt
answered Nov 11 '18 at 16:34
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You can also just use semicolons to separatesedcommands:sed -n '2p;4p;6p' file > new
– Zanna
Nov 11 '18 at 18:53
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For lines that are not in continuation:
sed -n -e 2p -e 4p -e 6p < infile.txt > outfile.txt
answered Nov 11 '18 at 16:34
VeeJayVeeJay
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2
You can also just use semicolons to separatesedcommands:sed -n '2p;4p;6p' file > new
– Zanna
Nov 11 '18 at 18:53
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For lines that are not in continuation:
sed -n -e 2p -e 4p -e 6p < infile.txt > outfile.txt
answered Nov 11 '18 at 16:34
VeeJayVeeJay
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For lines that are not in continuation:
sed -n -e 2p -e 4p -e 6p < infile.txt > outfile.txt
answered Nov 11 '18 at 16:34
VeeJayVeeJay
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answered Nov 11 '18 at 16:34
VeeJayVeeJay
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answered Nov 11 '18 at 16:34
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You can also just use semicolons to separatesedcommands:sed -n '2p;4p;6p' file > new
– Zanna
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You can also just use semicolons to separatesedcommands:sed -n '2p;4p;6p' file > new
– Zanna
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You can also just use semicolons to separate
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