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Bash: pop lines in a file

I need to read a file with bash and remove the request line? Some similar to pop/push functions.

How can i do it?

Solution

  • You can use sed to delete specific line numbers or lines that match a given pattern:

    $ cat file
line 1
line 2 
line 3 
line 4
line 5

$ sed -i '3d' file             # Delete the 3rd line
line 1
line 2 
line 4
line 5    

$ sed -i '/^line 4$/d' file    # Delete the line that matches the pattern
line 1
line 2 
line 3 
line 5


$ sed '$d' file                # Delete the last line in the file
line 1
line 2 
line 3 
line 4

    You will not be able to push these lines back however..