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> 
> From: Geoffrey <esoteric at 3times25.net>
> Date: 2005/07/28 Thu PM 05:06:53 EDT
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Flat file post-processing - drop records based on text
>  string
> 
> brucelists at bellsouth.net wrote:
> > Hey - I've got a basic question. I have a huge text file, and am
> > looking to drop records based on what is found in the text string. If
> > a record has the text "rs232", "slip", "decnet" or "VA-1" anywhere in
> > it, I want to drop it. If not, I want to keep the record.
> > 
> > Is there a simple string I can use to do this? I'm not sure if I just
> > want to run a search string, or go Perl - but either way, I have a
> > huge filebut most of needs to be dropped.
> 
> perl:
> 
> while (<>) { /rs232|slip|decnet|VA-1/ && next; print; }
> 
> awk:
> 
> '/rs232|slip|decnet|VA-1/ {next}; {print $0;}'
> 
> -- 
> Until later, Geoffrey
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