[Techtalk] real life kewl text-processing and regexps samples wanted

[Brenda Bell]

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 04:28:16 +0100
Daniel wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 08:19:21PM -0500, Brenda Bell wrote:
> >     cat dos-file.txt | sed -e '1,$s\^M\\g' >linux-file.txt
> >     cat test.txt | cut -d= -f1
> 
> Randal, where are you?
> http://rhols66.adsl.netsonic.fi/era/unix/award.html#cat

LOL.  I'm so used to using cut to process the output of other
commands, I didn't even notice this.  I suppose an example like
"uniq test.txt | cut ..." would have avoided me this little
red-faced moment :)
 

Brenda Bell
Henniker (the only one on earth)
New Hampshire (the state with 5 seasons: black fly, tourist, foliage, ski and mud)