howto delete completly a line in file 1

[Bur]

I would like to delete a line in a file matching a word i used s/^myword$//g.

exemple of file before
myword
otherword
otherword

exemple of file after

(blank line)
otherword
otherword

But the file appears with blank line.

how can remove completly the blank line ?
Thanks a lot for your help.
Bur.

 

[justice41]

change

s/^myword$//g

to

s/^myword\n$//

Just strip off the newline that is the cause of the blank line. For the particular match that you are using the 'g' modifier is unnecessary.

jaa

 

[Bur]

Thanks a lot justice41
I didn't know that \n could be replaca like that.
Many thanks
Bur