Comments on: Delete a specific line from a text file with sed http://www.wiredrevolution.com/bash-programming/delete-a-specific-line-from-a-text-file-with-sed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delete-a-specific-line-from-a-text-file-with-sed A Bit of Linux Wisdom Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ryan http://www.wiredrevolution.com/bash-programming/delete-a-specific-line-from-a-text-file-with-sed/comment-page-1#comment-455 Ryan Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:32:24 +0000 http://www.wiredrevolution.com/?p=513#comment-455 The easiest way would be to add a space. <code>$ sed -i '/Art\ / d' file.txt</code> Good Luck The easiest way would be to add a space.
$ sed -i '/Art\ / d' file.txt

Good Luck

]]> By: Len Richards http://www.wiredrevolution.com/bash-programming/delete-a-specific-line-from-a-text-file-with-sed/comment-page-1#comment-454 Len Richards Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:25:36 +0000 http://www.wiredrevolution.com/?p=513#comment-454 If I use this command to remove the word Art it also removes lines with Artists, etc. I am having no luck in finding how to remove lines with a specific word only. Any help would be appreciated Art Covers Various Artists If I use this command to remove the word Art it also removes lines with Artists, etc. I am having no luck in finding how to remove lines with a specific word only. Any help would be appreciated

Art Covers
Various Artists

]]> By: Ryan http://www.wiredrevolution.com/bash-programming/delete-a-specific-line-from-a-text-file-with-sed/comment-page-1#comment-122 Ryan Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:47:33 +0000 http://www.wiredrevolution.com/?p=513#comment-122 Thanks for the comment. I have updated the article to answer your question. Thanks for the comment. I have updated the article to answer your question.

]]> By: Bogdan Cristea http://www.wiredrevolution.com/bash-programming/delete-a-specific-line-from-a-text-file-with-sed/comment-page-1#comment-121 Bogdan Cristea Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:37:19 +0000 http://www.wiredrevolution.com/?p=513#comment-121 I need to used sed with already defined variables, e.g. VAR=one sed -i '/$VAR/ d' file.txt The above example will not work since $VAR is not replaced by its content before sed will evaluate the pattern. Is there a way to do this ? I need to used sed with already defined variables, e.g.
VAR=one
sed -i ‘/$VAR/ d’ file.txt
The above example will not work since $VAR is not replaced by its content before sed will evaluate the pattern.
Is there a way to do this ?

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