Delete lines from file 1

[dmjoen]

Hi,

I need to delete several lines from a file that fall before a certain line in the file. For example:

line 1
line 2
line 3
line 4
.
.
.
.
STARTUP

I need to delete all of the lines before the line that contains STARTUP.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

 

[PHV]

Something like this ?
awk '/STARTUP/{++flg}flg' /path/to/input >output

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[PHV]

If you don't want the STARTUP line, you may try this:
sed '1,/STARTUP/d' /path/to/input >output

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[dmjoen]

Thanks PHV that works great!