how do you delet more than 1 line using SED

jsandro7 · 12-12-2003, 03:48 PM

Hey,
This might sound like a very stupid question? But I can't get the sed to delete more than 1 like at a time. I am using
sed 1d file that works
but when I do
sed 1-3d file gives me a error
what do I type in to delete first 3 line on a file?
Please help
Thanks

druuna · 12-12-2003, 03:53 PM

sed '1,3d' <file>

jsandro7 · 12-12-2003, 03:55 PM

Thanks that works
Stupid me, can't figure out that easy problem
Thank you again