How can I remove the leading “Modeline” text with sed?
I'm generating an X11 modeline in Bash with gtf and trying to process its output. The line looks like this: Modeline "1440x800_60.00" 93.80 1440 1512 1664 1888 800…
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How can I delete multiple lines in a config file after a certain section header?
I'm working with an INI configuration file and I need a way to remove all key-value pairs from a specific section, while keeping the section header intact. For…
How do I remove a section from a config file using a regex match?
I'm trying to delete a block of text from a configuration file whenever a line matches a specific regex pattern. My file has sections separated by empty lines…
How to Use `sed` for Inserting Text with Variables in Bash?
Hey everyone! I'm diving into bash scripting and working on an install script for my NixOS setup. I need to replace a comment in my file with some…
How can I prevent history expansion issues with sed and exclamation points?
Hi everyone! I'm having some trouble with a sed command that I want to use in a function. The command I'm working with is: `sed "/$PATTERN1/,/$PATTERN2/{/$PATTERN1/n;/$PATTERN2/!d;}`. This works…
How can I remove whitespaces inside words from a German text file?
Hey everyone! I'm dealing with a German text file that has some annoying whitespaces inserted between characters in words, like this: "i n t e r e s…
How can I clean up newline characters from OCR text?
I'm looking for a way to copy text from an image and lightly edit it to remove unwanted characters, especially newline characters. I've set up the following command…