Re: Need to delete the next line in a file
On 17 Aug 2006 09:39:54 -0700, heynetboy
<heynetboy@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello -
>
> I need to find a line in a file that starts with a % and then delete
> the very next line leaving the line that starts with the %. I can find
> the line by using ^% but no idea how the delete the next line.
>
> Any ideas how to do this?
>
> HNB
>
awk '{print} /^%/{getline}'
What if two or more consecutive lines begin with %?
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