[HPADM] Summery : Howto remove control characters from a unix text fil e

From: Paul.Soltermann@vonroll-isola.com
Date: 04/16/03

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    From: Paul.Soltermann@vonroll-isola.com
To: hpux-admin@dutchworks.nl
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 18:55:13 +0100

    Thank you to Steve Illgen, this was the reference needed !
    It works fine.
    Paul

                                                                                                                            
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    Use sed:

    sed -e "s/^L//" file1 > file2

    Make sure you enter [Ctrl] V, before typing the letter L. [Ctrl] V causes
    the next character to be interpreted as a control character. In this case,
    '[Ctrl] V, L' shows up as '^L'.

    I hope this helps.

    Steve Illgen
    Unix Systems Administrator
    Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
    "Pass the Biscuits, Please!"

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Paul.Soltermann@vonroll-isola.com
    [mailto:Paul.Soltermann@vonroll-isola.com]
    Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 11:58 AM
    To: hpux-admin@DutchWorks.nl
    Subject: [HPADM] Howto remove control characters from a unix text file

    Hi All,

    How can I remove control characters from a unix text file.

    For example:

    # grep -v ^L file1 > file2
    does not work, "^L" is still in <file2>

     Thanks for any help !

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