Remove first, and last lines of a file 1

[bgarlock]

What is the easiest way to remove the first, and last lines of a file, regardless of size?

Bruce Garlock
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[olded]

Bruce:

I'm just learning sed myself, but it seems like a good tool for what you want:

delete first line:

sed '1d' file

delete last line:

sed '$d' file

Regards,


Ed

 

[bgarlock]

Thanks, Ed. Works great. Bruce Garlock
bruceg@tiac.net

http://bruceg.dyndns.org

 

[bgarlock]

And in one line:

sed -e '$d' -e '1d' file Bruce Garlock
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