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SentralOrigin 01-14-2009 01:29 PM
How do I remove lines that have more than one of a certain character in them?
 
I have a file with a few thousand lines and I'd like to remove all the lines that have more than 1 asterik (the * character) in it. So if it has 2 or more in a single line, I'd like the line removed (double d command in vi)

nflenz 01-14-2009 01:35 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by SentralOrigin (Post 3408632)
I have a file with a few thousand lines and I'd like to remove all the lines that have more than 1 asterik (the * character) in it. So if it has 2 or more in a single line, I'd like the line removed (double d command in vi)
Use the following command in vi:

Code:
:g/\*.*\*/d

SentralOrigin 01-14-2009 01:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by nflenz (Post 3408646)
Use the following command in vi:

Code:
:g/\*.*\*/d
Worked flawlessly.


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