Re: Re^2: sed (was: Save all but line 32!)

8 instead of 11 chars (excluding the filename) :^)

t filename^G32^M^D^S
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T is my editor

^G32 := goto line 32

^M := return to terminate/execute the goto

^D := delete the line

^S := Save and exit!

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Re^4: sed by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Sep 20, 2002 at 12:53 UTC
It's 10 actually, I can leave out a space. `sed -e32d filename` Also, yours is 12 keystrokes. And once we get to multiple files, yours grows linearly, mine is constant.. `:^)` `for F in ;do sed -e32d "$F";done` (NB: a loop is necessary since we'll otherwise only delete the 32nd line of the first file.) Makeshifts last the longest.*	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Re^4: sed by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 20, 2002 at 13:16 UTC
Also, yours is 12 keystrokes. No. <^somechar> is meant to indicate that I need to type control+G. Ie. a single control key. Fair play to you on the multiple files though:) Cor! Like yer ring! ... HALO dammit! ... 'Ave it yer way! Hal-lo, Mister la-de-da. ... Like yer ring!	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re^4: sed by runrig (Abbot) on Sep 20, 2002 at 17:48 UTC
It's 10 actually, I can leave out a space. `sed -e32d filename` [download] And in all of the sed implementations I've seen so far, you can leave out the '-e' since the first argument (when there's no -e) is by default assumed to be the sed script.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: sed by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Sep 20, 2002 at 18:13 UTC
Works indeed. So 8 characters for the `sed` way.. `:-)` ++ Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]

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