Remove even numbered lines of text file [duplicate]
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Print odd-numbered lines, print even-numbered lines
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I have a text file on a Linux system, and would like to remove every second line, which is "even" numbered. Example: I would like to remove the second line of the file, the fourth, sixth, eighth line, and so on, until you complete filtering of the file completely.
file.txt
86850343
88065952
89381968
89536251
89714939
89826424
90124775
90672109
91408453
92438737
I would like this output:
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
text-processing awk sed
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I have a text file on a Linux system, and would like to remove every second line, which is "even" numbered. Example: I would like to remove the second line of the file, the fourth, sixth, eighth line, and so on, until you complete filtering of the file completely.
file.txt
86850343
88065952
89381968
89536251
89714939
89826424
90124775
90672109
91408453
92438737
I would like this output:
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
text-processing awk sed
edited Jan 2 at 7:52
Rui F Ribeiro
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I have a text file on a Linux system, and would like to remove every second line, which is "even" numbered. Example: I would like to remove the second line of the file, the fourth, sixth, eighth line, and so on, until you complete filtering of the file completely.
file.txt
86850343
88065952
89381968
89536251
89714939
89826424
90124775
90672109
91408453
92438737
I would like this output:
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
text-processing awk sed
edited Jan 2 at 7:52
Rui F Ribeiro
39.4k1479131
asked Jan 2 at 0:58
logvcalogvca
313
This question already has an answer here:
Print odd-numbered lines, print even-numbered lines
7 answers
I have a text file on a Linux system, and would like to remove every second line, which is "even" numbered. Example: I would like to remove the second line of the file, the fourth, sixth, eighth line, and so on, until you complete filtering of the file completely.
file.txt
86850343
88065952
89381968
89536251
89714939
89826424
90124775
90672109
91408453
92438737
I would like this output:
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
This question already has an answer here:
Print odd-numbered lines, print even-numbered lines
7 answers
text-processing awk sed
text-processing awk sed
edited Jan 2 at 7:52
Rui F Ribeiro
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asked Jan 2 at 0:58
logvcalogvca
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edited Jan 2 at 7:52
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With GNU Sed's n-skip-m notation:
$ sed '2~2d' file.txt
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
answered Jan 2 at 1:00
steeldriversteeldriver
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Thanks! Works fine!!!
– logvca
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You can't really beat sed for this sort of thing, but here are some other options:
$ awk 'NR%2!=0' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne '$.%2 && print' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne 'print if $.%2' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne 'not $.%2 && print' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
answered Jan 2 at 1:03
terdon♦terdon
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Heh, the first 3 of those give incorrect output based on the question; the fourth gives the right result :-)
– Stephen Harris
Jan 2 at 1:30
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@StephenHarris eeeek! Completely fumbled that one. Thanks for the heads up, fixed now.
– terdon♦
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With GNU Sed's n-skip-m notation:
$ sed '2~2d' file.txt
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
answered Jan 2 at 1:00
steeldriversteeldriver
34.8k35184
Thanks! Works fine!!!
– logvca
Jan 2 at 1:03
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With GNU Sed's n-skip-m notation:
$ sed '2~2d' file.txt
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
answered Jan 2 at 1:00
steeldriversteeldriver
34.8k35184
Thanks! Works fine!!!
– logvca
Jan 2 at 1:03
add a comment |
With GNU Sed's n-skip-m notation:
$ sed '2~2d' file.txt
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
answered Jan 2 at 1:00
steeldriversteeldriver
34.8k35184
With GNU Sed's n-skip-m notation:
$ sed '2~2d' file.txt
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
answered Jan 2 at 1:00
steeldriversteeldriver
34.8k35184
edited Jan 2 at 1:07
answered Jan 2 at 1:00
steeldriversteeldriver
34.8k35184
answered Jan 2 at 1:00
steeldriversteeldriver
34.8k35184
answered Jan 2 at 1:00
steeldriversteeldriver
34.8k35184
34.8k35184
Thanks! Works fine!!!
– logvca
Jan 2 at 1:03
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Thanks! Works fine!!!
– logvca
Jan 2 at 1:03
Thanks! Works fine!!!
– logvca
Jan 2 at 1:03
Thanks! Works fine!!!
– logvca
Jan 2 at 1:03
add a comment |
You can't really beat sed for this sort of thing, but here are some other options:
$ awk 'NR%2!=0' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne '$.%2 && print' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne 'print if $.%2' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne 'not $.%2 && print' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
answered Jan 2 at 1:03
terdon♦terdon
129k32253428
2
Heh, the first 3 of those give incorrect output based on the question; the fourth gives the right result :-)
– Stephen Harris
Jan 2 at 1:30
1
@StephenHarris eeeek! Completely fumbled that one. Thanks for the heads up, fixed now.
– terdon♦
Jan 2 at 1:41
add a comment |
You can't really beat sed for this sort of thing, but here are some other options:
$ awk 'NR%2!=0' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne '$.%2 && print' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne 'print if $.%2' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne 'not $.%2 && print' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
answered Jan 2 at 1:03
terdon♦terdon
129k32253428
2
Heh, the first 3 of those give incorrect output based on the question; the fourth gives the right result :-)
– Stephen Harris
Jan 2 at 1:30
1
@StephenHarris eeeek! Completely fumbled that one. Thanks for the heads up, fixed now.
– terdon♦
Jan 2 at 1:41
add a comment |
You can't really beat sed for this sort of thing, but here are some other options:
$ awk 'NR%2!=0' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne '$.%2 && print' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne 'print if $.%2' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne 'not $.%2 && print' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
answered Jan 2 at 1:03
terdon♦terdon
129k32253428
You can't really beat sed for this sort of thing, but here are some other options:
$ awk 'NR%2!=0' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne '$.%2 && print' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne 'print if $.%2' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
$ perl -ne 'not $.%2 && print' file
86850343
89381968
89714939
90124775
91408453
answered Jan 2 at 1:03
terdon♦terdon
129k32253428
edited Jan 2 at 1:40
answered Jan 2 at 1:03
terdon♦terdon
129k32253428
answered Jan 2 at 1:03
terdon♦terdon
129k32253428
answered Jan 2 at 1:03
terdon♦terdon
129k32253428
129k32253428
2
Heh, the first 3 of those give incorrect output based on the question; the fourth gives the right result :-)
– Stephen Harris
Jan 2 at 1:30
1
@StephenHarris eeeek! Completely fumbled that one. Thanks for the heads up, fixed now.
– terdon♦
Jan 2 at 1:41
add a comment |
2
Heh, the first 3 of those give incorrect output based on the question; the fourth gives the right result :-)
– Stephen Harris
Jan 2 at 1:30
1
@StephenHarris eeeek! Completely fumbled that one. Thanks for the heads up, fixed now.
– terdon♦
Jan 2 at 1:41
2
2
Heh, the first 3 of those give incorrect output based on the question; the fourth gives the right result :-)
– Stephen Harris
Jan 2 at 1:30
Heh, the first 3 of those give incorrect output based on the question; the fourth gives the right result :-)
– Stephen Harris
Jan 2 at 1:30
1
1
@StephenHarris eeeek! Completely fumbled that one. Thanks for the heads up, fixed now.
– terdon♦
Jan 2 at 1:41
@StephenHarris eeeek! Completely fumbled that one. Thanks for the heads up, fixed now.
– terdon♦
Jan 2 at 1:41
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