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Old 11-26-2015, 12:05 PM   #1
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Why is the sed-Order not saving the changes in the .dat file?


Hey Guys,

i have a problem with the sed order. I want to delete the first 5 lines of my file file.dat.

I use

Code:
sed -e  "1,5d" "file.dat"
to solve it. The console shows the correct result but the deleted lines are not saved in the file.dat. If i open the file.dat it contains the 5 lines.

Do you know why?
 
Old 11-26-2015, 01:12 PM   #2
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Check out the man page (hint: you need another switch )
 
Old 11-26-2015, 08:06 PM   #3
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this looks like the only place to reply....you guys are nothing but a bunch of idiots...[removed]
 
Old 11-27-2015, 02:52 AM   #4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobbic View Post
Hey Guys,

i have a problem with the sed order. I want to delete the first 5 lines of my file file.dat.

I use

Code:
sed -e  "1,5d" "file.dat"
to solve it. The console shows the correct result but the deleted lines are not saved in the file.dat. If i open the file.dat it contains the 5 lines.

Do you know why?
You misunderstand the way sed and the other UNIX text processing tools work. sed takes some input, processes it and writes it to the output.

There is indeed a switch that changes this behaviour - -i. Yes, do check the man page or, perhaps better, the sed manual https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html.
 
Old 11-27-2015, 10:15 AM   #5
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merritt, that kind of language isn't acceptable at LQ. Please refrain from it in the future.

--jeremy
 
  


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