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Old 10-21-2017, 11:12 AM   #1
iqbalns
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Sed command throwing error Sun OS


Hi,

I need some advice, following sed command is working good in Linux, but throwing error in Sun OS. This command is to remove lines which is > 512 length.

$ sed '/^.\{512\}./d' input > output
sed: command garbled: /^.\{512\}./d


Any advice would be helpful.

Thanks.


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Iqbal
 
Old 10-21-2017, 11:40 AM   #2
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Perhaps the number is too big?
Try
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sed '/^.\{255\}..\{255\}../d' input
 
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Old 10-21-2017, 12:07 PM   #3
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Which version (of OS) is it?
 
Old 10-21-2017, 09:18 PM   #4
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Hi,

Thank you very much, it is working as expected (removing the lines with length > 510).


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Iqbal
 
Old 10-24-2017, 05:57 AM   #5
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Welcome to LQ!!! Glad it's working. You can click on 'Solved' at top of page
(so future searchers can notice there's a solution here)

I'm curious which SunOS? (I worked with 4.x!) Does Oracle's dropping it affect your Co.?
 
  


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