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On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 03:41:40PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote:
>=20
> 	Is there an easier way by sed or ed to remove strings=20
> 	(caight by grep) of the sort:
>=20
> 	part5.chapter2.text-
>=20
> 	where "5" and "2" can be any integer below 10?
>=20
> 	(I know how to delete the *entire* line using ed, but not just
> 	the first part?

gilmour% echo testpart5.chapter2.text-test | sed 's/part[0-9].chapter[0-9]\=
=2Etext-//g'    =20
testtest

Modify as necessary.

--=20
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