Here is how to remove one or more lines from a file.
Syntax:
sed '{[/]<n>|<string>|<regex>[/]}d' <fileName> sed '{[/]<adr1>[,<adr2>][/]d' <fileName>
- /.../=delimiters
- n = line number
- string = string found in in line
- regex = regular expression corresponding to the searched pattern
- addr = address of a line (number or pattern )
- d = delete
Examples
Remove the 3rd line:
sed '3d' fileName.txt
Remove the line containing the string "awk":
sed '/awk/d' filename.txt
Remove the last line:
sed '$d' filename.txt
Remove all empty lines:
sed '/^$/d' filename.txt sed '/./!d' filename.txt
Remove the line matching by a regular expression (by eliminating one containing digital characters, at least 1 digit, located at the end of the line):
sed '/[0-9/][0-9]*$/d' filename.txt
Remove the interval between lines 7 and 9:
sed '7,9d' filename.txt
The same operation as above but replacing the address with parameters:
sed '/-Start/,/-End/d' filename.txt
The above examples are only changed at the display of the file (stdout1= screen).
For permanent changes to the old versions (<4) use a temporary file for GNU sed using the "-i[suffix]":
sed -i".bak" '3d' filename.txt
来源:http://en.kioskea.net/faq/1451-sed-delete-one-or-more-lines-from-a-file
Task: Remove blank lines using sed
Type the following command:
$ sed '/^$/d' input.txt > output.txt
Task: Remove blank lines using grep
$ grep -v '^$' input.txt > output.txt
Both grep and sed use special pattern ^$ that matchs the blank lines. Grep -v option means print all lines except blank line.
Let us say directory /home/me/data/*.txt has all text file. Use following for loop (shell script) to remove all blank lines from all files stored in /home/me/data directory:
#!/bin/sh files="/home/me/data/*.txt" for i in $files do sed '/^$/d' $i > $i.out mv $i.out $i done
Updated for accuracy.
来源:http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-linux-unix-command-remove-all-blank-lines/