Tip #572 Print until no match
This bit of sed will print the contents of a file until the first line which doesn't contain the specified expression. A useful alternative to 'head' when you're not sure how much of the file you need.Read more »
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Tip #234 unwrapping ldapsearch's ldif output
I'm working on a project to access data from my corporate Active Directory server using ldapsearch. The version of ldapsearch that comes with Red Hat Enterprise Server spews out LDIF in column truncated format. That is to say it inserts a carriage return at column 80 of the output.This sed goodie unwraps the ldif output.
UNWRAP=' /^ / {; H; d; }; /^ /! {; x; s/\n //; }; ' Read more »
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Tip #233 Remove numbers from history
Use the following command to give a history listing without the numbers for easier copy and pasting:Read more »
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