2009/6/10 Chad Kellerman <sunckell@xxxxxxxxx>: > pe > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Adel ESSAFI <adelessafi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi list >> >> Is there a method to delete a line from a file withoout editing it! > > you can use perl > > perl -p -i -e `s/Line in file you want to remove//' filename That removes the data, but leaves an empty line in its place. To actually remove the line you need something more like: perl -n -i~ -e 'print unless /Line in file you want to remove/' filename I've also given the -i option a value so that you get a backup file. hth, Dave... -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines