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Old 09-02-2009, 12:58 PM   #1
nagaraj
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how to delete a line from a file using sed

hi
i tried this
variable=10
sed -i '$variable"d temp.txt

here i want to accept input and delete that particular line
but it gives error
 
Old 09-02-2009, 01:04 PM   #2
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Try

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sed -i "$var"d temp.txt
 
Old 09-02-2009, 01:09 PM   #3
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