Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:13:49 +0530 From: Shantanoo Mahajan <shantanoo@gmail.com> To: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: help in deletion part of a line Message-ID: <B0D49A56-F876-4A44-83E9-F3635A1515A7@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20071022224140.GA7786@thought.org> References: <20071022224140.GA7786@thought.org>
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On 23-Oct-07, at 4:11 AM, Gary Kline wrote: > > Is there an easier way by sed or ed to remove strings > (caight by grep) of the sort: > > part5.chapter2.text- > > where "5" and "2" can be any integer below 10? > > (I know how to delete the *entire* line using ed, but not just > the first part? $ echo 'part5.chapter2.text-' | tr -d '[0-9]' part.chapter.text- $ echo 'part5.chapter2.text-' | sed 's/[0-9]//g' part.chapter.text- regards, shantanoo
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