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Remove lines from a text file containing a specific string
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delete_lines_from_txt_file_containing_specific_string.sh
# Directly modify file & create a backup
sed -i.bak '/pattern to match/d' ./input_file
# Directly modify file - no backup
sed -i '' '/pattern to match/d' ./infile
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