On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 03:41:40PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > Is there an easier way by sed or ed to remove strings > (caight by grep) of the sort: > > part5.chapter2.text- > > where "5" and "2" can be any integer below 10? > > (I know how to delete the *entire* line using ed, but not just > the first part?
gilmour% echo testpart5.chapter2.text-test | sed 's/part[0-9].chapter[0-9]\.text-//g' testtest Modify as necessary. -- Benjamin A'Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://subvert.org.uk/~bma/ "The right to search for truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be true." - Albert Einstein
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