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using /write to delete a line out of a text file #156532 17/08/06 04:25 PM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3 M munkeyman OP Self-satisified door
OP munkeyman Self-satisified door M Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3	I am trying to delete a line out of a text file and I assumed /write -d was the best way, however i dont want to specify the line number, i want it to delete the line based on the text in it. is there any way to do so? so like if someone does !delline dummy it searches a text file for the word dummy and deletes the line with that word in it. thanks.

Re: using /write to delete a line out of a text file #156533 17/08/06 06:22 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 523 J jaytea Fjord artisan
jaytea Fjord artisan J Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 523	use /write -d along with one of the 's' or 'w' switches i assume you wana find the string anywhere on any line in the file, try this: Code: on :text:!delline :#:{ write -dw"* $+ $2-*" file.txt } "The only excuse for making a useless script is that one admires it intensely" - Oscar Wilde

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