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I have a generated txt file. This file has certain lines that are superfluous, and need to be removed. Each line that requires removal has one of two string in the line; "ERROR" or "REFERENCE". These tokens may appear anywhere in the line. I would like to delete these lines, while retaining all other lines.
So, if the txt file looks like this:
Good Line of data bad line of C:\Directory\ERROR\myFile.dll Another good line of data bad line: REFERENCE Good line
I would like the file to end up like this:
Good Line of data Another good line of data Good line
TIA.
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Delete lines or connectorsClick the line, connector, or shape that you want to delete, and then press Delete. Tip: If you want to delete multiple lines or connectors, select the first line, press and hold Ctrl while you select the other lines, and then press Delete.
Use double percent signs ( %% ) to carry out the for command within a batch file. Variables are case sensitive, and they must be represented with an alphabetical value such as %a, %b, or %c. ( <set> ) Required. Specifies one or more files, directories, or text strings, or a range of values on which to run the command.
Use the following:
type file.txt | findstr /v ERROR | findstr /v REFERENCE This has the advantage of using standard tools in the Windows OS, rather than having to find and install sed/awk/perl and such.
See the following transcript for it in operation:
C:\>type file.txt Good Line of data bad line of C:\Directory\ERROR\myFile.dll Another good line of data bad line: REFERENCE Good line C:\>type file.txt | findstr /v ERROR | findstr /v REFERENCE Good Line of data Another good line of data Good line
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